New Land

Tessa Crawford (a dear friend of mine since high school when we decided to conduct covert figure drawing classes in the girls locker room) had her senior show on the CCA campus. Her work was mainly landscape and I was deeply impressed how a subject so classical could (when addressed well) cause me to feel anew. She gave such weight to the earth and the color told the truth about the stillness, maybe breathlessness, of land. (I am realizing how hard I find it to talk about art. I can address it formally but emotionally is a challenge. Odd since that aspect is what keeps me viewing and making art.) It was really inspiring to see her finished work presented in the gallery and helped ground my own ideas about the Mills senior show.