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Rita Deanin Abbey
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Discover a multidisciplinary artist known for painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, porcelain enamel fired on steel, stained glass, and computer art. Abbey is known for her abstract expressionism, figures, landscapes, and non-objective subject matter.
"The infinite wonder of nature has had the greatest influence on my work. I have explored desert landscapes and have been deeply affected by rock formations, vistas, sunsets, plants and wildlife, rivers, and the colors and textures of secret canyons. These places communicate and resonate with my nature.” ~ Rita Deanin Abbey
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The effort is to discern order from disorder, recognize integration from discord, and see and understand more deeply the world of matter and how forces interact, come together, and rest in their final position and statement.
~Rita Deanin Abbey

The effort is to discern order from disorder, recognize integration from discord, and see and understand more deeply the world of matter and how forces interact, come together, and rest in their final position and statement.
~Rita Deanin Abbey ...
Artist ~Rita Deanin Abbey
Art Series: From Desert to Bible Vistas Series (Paintings) 1979–1987
The Maccabean Spirit, 1982
Acrylic on canvas
70 x 50 inches
© Robert Rock Belliveau and Rita Deanin Abbey Foundation
Abbey`s interpretations of geological characteristics of the desert landscape grew more and more emotional, as expressed in the From Desert to Bible Vistas Series, 1979- 1987, paintings inspired by feelings, images, and experiences from living in the deserts of Israel and the southwestern United States. She combines a spirit of the ancient past with energy from her contemporary environment. The work is her observation and celebration of life as she explores the metaphysical realm by immersing herself in the physical one. She has continued an intuitive development of the compositional elements to discover images. Canvases packed with explosive color and dynamic shapes allude to complex and mysterious communications, inviting the viewer`s interpretation. Through the evolvement of these paintings, Abbey has become a deliverer of messages, perhaps unconsciously. She has become a vehicle to express concerns of humanity, concerns revealed through the emotional and expressive use of color and form. Her messages arc grounded by an underlying structure that refers to topographical terrain. The tensions produced by fragmented movements and segments are resolved and unified, creating a strong illusion of three-dimensional space.

Artist ~Rita Deanin Abbey
Art Series: From Desert to Bible Vistas Series (Paintings) 1979–1987
The Maccabean Spirit, 1982
Acrylic on canvas
70 x 50 inches
© Robert Rock Belliveau and Rita Deanin Abbey Foundation
Abbey`s interpretations of geological characteristics of the desert landscape grew more and more emotional, as expressed in the From Desert to Bible Vistas Series, 1979- 1987, paintings inspired by feelings, images, and experiences from living in the deserts of Israel and the southwestern United States. She combines a spirit of the ancient past with energy from her contemporary environment. The work is her observation and celebration of life as she explores the metaphysical realm by immersing herself in the physical one. She has continued an intuitive development of the compositional elements to discover images. Canvases packed with explosive color and dynamic shapes allude to complex and mysterious communications, inviting the viewer`s interpretation. Through the evolvement of these paintings, Abbey has become a deliverer of messages, perhaps unconsciously. She has become a vehicle to express concerns of humanity, concerns revealed through the emotional and expressive use of color and form. Her messages arc grounded by an underlying structure that refers to topographical terrain. The tensions produced by fragmented movements and segments are resolved and unified, creating a strong illusion of three-dimensional space. ...
Freedom of expression is based on the licenses you are able to give yourself, how much you know about yourself, and how courageous and inventive you are.
~Rita Deanin Abbey
Noah Released All Living Creatures, 1983
120 inches x 22 inches
Acrylic on canvas
Art Series: From Desert to Bible Vistas Series (Paintings) 1979–1987
© Robert Rock Belliveau and Rita Deanin Abbey Foundation

Freedom of expression is based on the licenses you are able to give yourself, how much you know about yourself, and how courageous and inventive you are.
~Rita Deanin Abbey
Noah Released All Living Creatures, 1983
120 inches x 22 inches
Acrylic on canvas
Art Series: From Desert to Bible Vistas Series (Paintings) 1979–1987
© Robert Rock Belliveau and Rita Deanin Abbey Foundation ...
Artist ~Rita Deanin Abbey
Art Series: From Desert to Bible Vistas Series (Paintings) 1979–1987
The Maccabean Spirit, 1982
Acrylic on canvas
70 x 50 inches
© Robert Rock Belliveau and Rita Deanin Abbey Foundation
Abbey`s interpretations of geological characteristics of the desert landscape grew more and more emotional, as expressed in the From Desert to Bible Vistas Series, 1979- 1987, paintings inspired by feelings, images, and experiences from living in the deserts of Israel and the southwestern United States. She combines a spirit of the ancient past with energy from her contemporary environment. The work is her observation and celebration of life as she explores the metaphysical realm by immersing herself in the physical one. She has continued an intuitive development of the compositional elements to discover images. Canvases packed with explosive color and dynamic shapes allude to complex and mysterious communications, inviting the viewer`s interpretation. Through the evolvement of these paintings, Abbey has become a deliverer of messages, perhaps unconsciously. She has become a vehicle to express concerns of humanity, concerns revealed through the emotional and expressive use of color and form. Her messages arc grounded by an underlying structure that refers to topographical terrain. The tensions produced by fragmented movements and segments are resolved and unified, creating a strong illusion of three-dimensional space.

Artist ~Rita Deanin Abbey
Art Series: From Desert to Bible Vistas Series (Paintings) 1979–1987
The Maccabean Spirit, 1982
Acrylic on canvas
70 x 50 inches
© Robert Rock Belliveau and Rita Deanin Abbey Foundation
Abbey`s interpretations of geological characteristics of the desert landscape grew more and more emotional, as expressed in the From Desert to Bible Vistas Series, 1979- 1987, paintings inspired by feelings, images, and experiences from living in the deserts of Israel and the southwestern United States. She combines a spirit of the ancient past with energy from her contemporary environment. The work is her observation and celebration of life as she explores the metaphysical realm by immersing herself in the physical one. She has continued an intuitive development of the compositional elements to discover images. Canvases packed with explosive color and dynamic shapes allude to complex and mysterious communications, inviting the viewer`s interpretation. Through the evolvement of these paintings, Abbey has become a deliverer of messages, perhaps unconsciously. She has become a vehicle to express concerns of humanity, concerns revealed through the emotional and expressive use of color and form. Her messages arc grounded by an underlying structure that refers to topographical terrain. The tensions produced by fragmented movements and segments are resolved and unified, creating a strong illusion of three-dimensional space. ...
The Parched Land Will Bring Forth Fruit Again, 1981
Acrylic on canvas
78 x 70 inches
Art Series: From Desert to Bible Vistas Series (Paintings) 1979–1987
© Robert Rock Belliveau and Rita Deanin Abbey Foundation

The Parched Land Will Bring Forth Fruit Again, 1981
Acrylic on canvas
78 x 70 inches
Art Series: From Desert to Bible Vistas Series (Paintings) 1979–1987
© Robert Rock Belliveau and Rita Deanin Abbey Foundation ...