Affiliated Artist    Helen O'Toole Images | Resume    Linda Hodges Gallery presents Helen O'Toole in her third one-person exhibition of new paintings. For many years O'Toole grappled with the inherent dichotomy between abstraction and working from observation. Now, she has fully embraced the challenge of investigating these dual forces simultaneously. Utilizing color, light space and (recently) form, O'Toole has arrived at a place in her exploration where she is making paintings that are conceived abstractly and evolve out of the process of painting, rather than working from an external model. Formative ideas arise from the inside the work rather than outside the work. Her awareness of the act of moving paint around the canvas is continually questioned in relation her understanding of the painting and the external reading of the work. For her, the act of painting is a visual and visceral experience in terms of abstraction and observation.

Helen O'Toole Untitled D-1 2002-06 Oil on Linen 10" x 8" SOLD

Helen O'Toole Untitled D-2 2000-06 Oil on Linen 10" x 8" $900.

Helen O'Toole Blue Light 2000-06 Oil on Linen on Board 9" x 6" $800.

Helen O'Toole Untitled D-4 2002-06 Oil on Linen 10" x 8" $900.

Helen O'Toole Ruins 2004-06 Oil on Linen 28" x 24" SOLD

Helen O'Toole Untitled D-6 2002-06 Oil on Canvas 27" x 22" SOLD

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