In Heather Gwen Martin’s paintings, the interplay between shape and color veers between the obvious (brilliant contrasting tones and resolute forms) and the attenuated (subtle shifts in hues and ephemeral calligraphic lines). However disparate, these contrasting approaches serve to inform one another. Prominent colors bring to focus subtle undertones that are almost imperceptible upon first glance, while supple traversing lines move the eye in and around suspended shapes.

The nuanced subtleties of her paintings cannot be conveyed in photography, and must be experienced in person. Don’t miss the last chance to see her paintings at L.A. Louver – her exhibition comes to an end on Saturday, November 29!

IMAGE: Heather Gwen Martin, Forward Pitch, 2014, oil on linen, 72 x 63 in. (182.9 x 160 cm)