Helen Frankenthaler RIP

Helen Frankenthaler dies at age 83
I've enjoyed her work for years.   I remember  the time i went to the Phoenix Art Museum to see the Cezanne show and coming across her 1975 painting titled "Last Spring" which i can link to but haven't been able to find the image to post here.  It was a moment when as i walked into the gallery where it hung, i gasped and it literally took my breath away.

 But there are many  i can post here to honor her memory as a great painter.

 I think the orange and gray combination is brilliant.



















The "scar" through the painting is very interesting, the thin lines intriguing.

Purple, blues and red go so well together. The white helps relieve the pressure from those strong colors. The lone circle and lines give stability.

I see an abstracted flower - there is much joy in these colors. That hint of gray along the two edges are a inspired touch.

The same flower on a stormy day or evening?  Or is it an animal sleeping?

This is more of a Rothko like color field - and just as sublime.

This seems almost Miro like - fun, whmisical.


Seeing her work makes me want to get to the studio to paint.