Dona Nelson Line Street 2007 acrylic and acrylic mediums on canvas 79″ x 70″
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Dona Nelson Hag’s Song 2008 cheesecloth and acrylic mediums on canvas 30.25″ x 20″
Dona Nelson No Title 1977 oil on canvas 24″ x 40″
Dona Nelson My Home IV 2001 cheesecloth and acrylic mediums on canvas 90″ x 60″
I’m thinking Dona Nelson’s work is looking better and better, but I’m sure the reasons are simple: I’m seeing more and more of it and Thomas Erben is such a great curator. Like the last show he mounted for the artist this one is something of a closely-edited mini-retrospective. The current installation, “in situ: paintings 1973 – present”, remains on 26th Street through May 31.
I liked the 1977 one best. A couple of years ago (?) I saw some large ones with circles and more geo to them, which i really liked.
The gestural, heavy textured thing looks less distinctive to me. But she’s still a very interesting painter.