ELLE WILLSON (b. 1996) lives, works, breathes and embodies the more enviable aspects of living a life here on the central coast of California. The colored pencil on paper works from this show are reductive in only the most complimentary of ways. Her works are an exercise in the art of appreciation and a tribute to the devout nature of actionable expressions taken over time. These iterations on a theme are carried not to any logical conclusion, but a repeated meditation of strokes and markings with a reverence for nature’s little colorful gifts.

Within these pieces, flowers and their essences are broken down, color blocked, and spread across multitudes even as they are built back up. Flat planes of color give way to infinite depths upon a cursory inspection. Her precise hand gestures grace the accumulated evidence with learned diligence and a preternatural wink towards the sublime. The mechanics of this perhaps carry over from her day job as a cleaner of other’s spaces.