“I am in search of my nature and the nature of materials, and the world around me. This actualizes in unseen patterns. Images emerge from an intuitive source, express through my creative process, reflect a close connection to forms and processes in nature. Arrangements of space, forms, and rhythms are archetypically familiar because their roots are in nature.”
–Rita Deanin Abbey
The Spring Mountains Range Quintet was finished in 2007, when Rita was 77 years old. Here we see Rita pull inspiration from the Spring Mountains range to create abstract landscapes that blend acrylic paints with ink on paper. Look closely at the compositions and you can see evidence of ravens taking flight, mysterious cave formations, and monumental mountain ranges. This is one of very few series that has each work of art in the series on display.
