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CONFLUENCE
Paula Hite Thursday, May 1, through Saturday, May 31, 2025 OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, May 1, 5–7:00 ART FORUM ON ZOOM Thursday, May 15, at 7:30 pm (Click to register) |
CONFLUENCE
New Paintings by Paula Hite
Repeating bands of vibrant color dance and weave through Paula Hite’s recent abstract acrylic paintings on paper in her solo exhibit, CONFLUENCE, at Gallery A3 in Amherst.
The view from Hite’s large studio windows inspired her to explore Nature as a metaphor for connection and community. She began by making a series of small monoprints. “Printing, which for me is like drawing with paint, encourages my expressive juices to flow,” she comments. Overlapping columns of striped lines drawn into areas of color echoed how the branches of the tall pines reached out to connect with neighboring trees. Towering trunks and the long shadows they cast also found their way into the prints creating a network of interconnections.
“Inspired by the rhythms and patterning in the prints, I began to work larger with acrylic paint on paper,” Hite continues. She limited her color palette, often painting with complementary colors and rich variations within a color to enliven the painting’s surface. A vital energy emerges in the intertwining organic forms. These animated ribbons of color jostle, nudge, appear, merge, and disappear—inviting the viewer to enter into the painting’s flow in an act of confluence.
New Paintings by Paula Hite
Repeating bands of vibrant color dance and weave through Paula Hite’s recent abstract acrylic paintings on paper in her solo exhibit, CONFLUENCE, at Gallery A3 in Amherst.
The view from Hite’s large studio windows inspired her to explore Nature as a metaphor for connection and community. She began by making a series of small monoprints. “Printing, which for me is like drawing with paint, encourages my expressive juices to flow,” she comments. Overlapping columns of striped lines drawn into areas of color echoed how the branches of the tall pines reached out to connect with neighboring trees. Towering trunks and the long shadows they cast also found their way into the prints creating a network of interconnections.
“Inspired by the rhythms and patterning in the prints, I began to work larger with acrylic paint on paper,” Hite continues. She limited her color palette, often painting with complementary colors and rich variations within a color to enliven the painting’s surface. A vital energy emerges in the intertwining organic forms. These animated ribbons of color jostle, nudge, appear, merge, and disappear—inviting the viewer to enter into the painting’s flow in an act of confluence.
Paula Hite, Merging in Time, acrylic on paper
ART FORUM ONLINE
In an Art Forum online on May 15 at 7:30 pm, Paula Hite will talk about her work and invite questions and comments. This Art for Community program is supported in part by grants from the Amherst Cultural Council and the Pelham Cultural Council, local agencies, which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Preregister for this free program by clicking here.
In an Art Forum online on May 15 at 7:30 pm, Paula Hite will talk about her work and invite questions and comments. This Art for Community program is supported in part by grants from the Amherst Cultural Council and the Pelham Cultural Council, local agencies, which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Preregister for this free program by clicking here.