LIMINAL

Ms. Crane Nutter paints on panels, in a geometric style with bold color blocking and layered abstraction. The title of the collection, “Liminal”,suggests a transitory state of consciousness that Crane Nutter finds helpful to describe her place as a painter making a personal imprint as well as a stylistic place occupying a position between her more expressionistic beginnings and her playful patterning that is the hallmark of the current work

Mary worked as an interior designer in Seattle and was especially drawn to textiles. Her work plays with dimensional illusion by adding textures, and depth is created. She incorporates sanding elements and uses acrylic mediums to build up literal texture. The grid is always a foundational basis for the compositions. The warp and the woof make their presence known consistently in this way