Josephine Halvorson

Shutter 3, Shutter 1, Shutter 4, Shutter 1, 2012, oil on linen, 55 x 30"

Drops,  oil on linen, 2012, 20 x 15"

Halvorson's images viewed close up and painted on site offer intimate portraits of common objects.  Halvorson feels they "look back," suggest a closeness and shared experience with the environment and the world.  

Shutters stand tall, silent, and inviting. Secrets hide behind the dramatic repetition of lines.  Placed side by side they lean and support each other.  

Drops run down bricks that stand firm holding memories, emotions, and years of silent vigil.  They do look back at us.   Bricks block us from seeing the other side.

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