Monroe Hodder’s newest body of abstract oil paintings, bursting with color and vibrancy, opens at George Billis Gallery in Culver City this Saturday, November 23rd. The opening reception is from 5 to 8 and, as always, is free and open to the public. The show continues through January 4th, 2014.

The artist writes of her work:

Layers in a painting interest me because of the rich undercurrents they bring. I like to begin with a radiant field of color and overlay this base with transparent clouds of paint and grids of skewed geometry. This structure serves as a platform for representational imagery, often from art history. I finish the painting with an expressionist display, a spontaneous explosion of paint wrinkles, smears, dabs and zigzags...I make these opposing gestures and surfaces to speak about different kinds of human behavior, to express logical and emotional relationships that do not always co-exist in harmony. Color is my primary source of expression and these juxtaposed layers of color often have abrupt and asynchronous interactions.

George Billis Gallery is located at 2716 S. La Cienega Blvd.