Nature has been a source of inspiration and rich content for artists throughout the centuries. While it might not seem as obvious, contemporary artists and even those who seek and create non-objective imagery and compositions, often mine the natural world and primordial instincts for emulation, or stimulation and creativity, or even a fountain of energy and rejuvenation. The artists in this presentation have sourced nature to varying degrees and in different ways including landscapes, celestial skies, water and waves, forces of nature, indigenous peoples, and the seasons.

Most of the artists in this presentation have relied on unique combination of gestures, shapes, color, and texture to create their marks and iconography, compelling compositions, and hint at the primordial referent that took them to easel in the first place, whether in subtle imagery, or leading title, or both.  The artworks span from 1964 to 2023 and a range of art historical periods and movements including Art Informel, Abstract Expressionism, Indian Space Painting, Post Painterly Abstraction, Color Field, Op Art, and Hard Edge painting.