Every summer, Allison travels in Italy, creates from a makeshift tabletop studio and experiences the expansive nature of new environments for inspiration. This has transpired in tandem with her position as a Director and an Adjunct Professor for a summer study abroad program at the Santa Reparata International School of Art in Florence. Over the last twelve years, this immersive experience has played a major role in her artistic aesthetic and passion for aged surfaces revealing the palimpsest of time.
Allison's paintings explore transformation and its unique presence in the patinas that build up where time worn architectural structures, the human touch and atmospheric effects coalesce. She builds surfaces in both additive and subtractive processes with layered colors, and suggestive drawing/mark making in both experimental and intentional approaches.
Although she works in a wide range of media, most of Allison's paintings are made on a braced panel with oil paint, cold wax and may include powdered marble, dry pigment, and varying drawing materials. Her approach to painting resides in the interplay between recognition and suggestion, specificity and chance. Allison is interested in evoking materiality and meaning from a free-spirited studio practice with no preconceived notions of what may happen.
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Moment Passatti, 40x60, oil and cold wax on two panels
Blu Atmosfere, 48x72, oil and cold wax on two panels
Presenza Passata, 36x72, oil and cold wax on two panels
Omaggio al Giotto, 36x72, oil and cold wax on two panels. (inquire about availability)
Caduta Libera, 36x36, oil and cold wax on panel
Quello che Era, 48x48, oil and cold wax on panel
Stratificato (Layered), 36x24, oil and cold wax on panel
Questa Volta (This Time), 28x44, oil and cold wax on panel
Luoghi Aperte (Open Places), 48x36, oil and cold wax on panel
Trovare Marchi (Finding Marks), 20x32, oil and cold wax on panel
Arancione e Bianco (Orange and White), 20x16, oil and cold wax on panel
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