“If the artist were to draw nature, everything as he or she saw it, the result would be chaos—nature is chaos. It’s the artist’s job to bring order out of chaos.”
— Richard Hall (1937–2002), painter, former Pratt Institute professor of art
The collection “Order in Chaos” gathers together a selection of work on canvas in oil paint and watercolor from a period of two decades. It is an exploration in an abstract expressionist mode of the artist’s thrill found in seeking meaning and order in pursuit of a personal aesthetics, a sense of “this is right,” in the struggle with chaos in color and medium.
"Autumn Symphony in Gold," Watercolor on Cavas, 18 x 22 inches, 1999
"Orange Mind," Watercolor on Canvas, 25 x 30 inches, c. 2000
"Sherwood Forest and the Golden Bowl," Oil on Canvas, 26 x 30 inches, c. 2005
"Bridge Reflected," Oil on Canvas, 18 x 26 inches, 2012
"Gilgamesh Brings Light," Oil on Canvas, 18 x 36 inches, 2013
"Evening Adrift," Watercolor on Canvas, 18 x 36 inches, 2012
"Serenisima," Watercolor on Canvas, 18 x 20 inches, 2000