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Martin begins by making a series of preparatory sketches with pencil on paper, the physical movements of her hand gestures inform the painting\u2019s trajectory. Thereafter, the artist prepares her paints which she mixes and records with precision. After a wash of color is applied to the background, Martin formalizes the composition with various biomorphic forms, interspersed amongst delicately sinuous lines. At times, the forms take shape from concrete references, other times they emerge from a response to something imagined. Supple traversing<br>lines serve to move the eye in and around the suspended shapes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about Martin\u2019s work, the artist will be in conversation with curator Max Presneill to discuss her paintings and process at L.A. Louver this\u00a0Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 7pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/exhibition.cfm?tExhibition_id=1216\">Heather Gwen Martin is on view at L.A. 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