Through her painterly mark making, raw textured surface, large fields of color, and
calligraphic details, Fitzgerald creates contemplative gestural abstractions with an emotional resonance.
To achieve these opposing states, her paintings are active and dynamic; bold colors and shapes next to neutralized palettes and detailed scratches in the painting surface; combinations of strong gestural strokes next to figurative elements; raw textured surfaces adjacent to text and
calligraphic details.
There's plenty for the naked eye to absorb: the delicate
calligraphic detail of the bloody lash marks, set...