The Journey itself is the Whole: Paintings as Passageways

Thresholds take you from one place to another, the thematic thread of the portal or circular vantage point can be imagined as a telescope, microscope, periscope or binoculars, all are framing devices that act as a threshold from one realm to another. This exhibition, which was partially made during the pandemic quarantine, is a departure from Murphy’s BioArt and a return to her seminal interest in plein air painting. This shift is in response to feeling isolated while craving the solitude that artists need in order to create and the desire for fresh air and life affirming green during quarantine. The circle is symbolic of the cycle of life with no beginning and no end that reveals the resilience of life, of the light at the end of the tunnel.