Despite Clay Johnson and Gene Davis

and Gene Davis

including everything from Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art to the 19th century Hudson River School

he increasingly pushed his line into the expressive possibility of liquid calligraphy

and a lack of preconceptions of the final outcome

Despite Clay Johnson and Gene DavisMartina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic worlds of pattern, color, shadow and form. Despite was inspired by the view outside the windows of Nehrling's studio which was entirely filled by the branches of five lush maple trees during the summer months. It often feels like she is communing with these trees, daily hanging her thoughts on them, enjoying their persistence.