The Secret Life of Plants Tracey Adams On a sheet of gessoed

On a sheet of gessoed paper

both musical and architectural rhythm

using classic almost primal materials such as graphite

The rust and rabble of the decaying urban environment

Her process involves an intuitive marking of the surface resulting in continuous

The Secret Life of Plants Tracey Adams On a sheet of gessoedMertes Frady creates layered, expressionistic, abstract compositions She is inspired by instinct and intuition. By freeing herself to react at the moment to arbitrary choices about color, texture, and line, unexpected and beautiful contrasts are allowed to develop between the architectonic structure of the work and its painterly spirit.