Linear Orange Pat McDermott McCagg creates her abstract compositions

McCagg creates her abstract compositions using a mixture of oil

The construction of this work creates a set of layers behind each other

A constant of Cantrick’s process is the transparent layering that enhances the sense of a shallow space that is meant to be simultaneously receding and advancing

chromatic contrasts

Linear Orange Pat McDermott McCagg creates her abstract compositionsThe work is matted, image size is 40 x 32 cm 15. 7 x 12. 2 in Within the minimalist construct, these works on paper explore the chromatic energy of colour through an additive reductive means of application. Inspired by the stillness of Rothko and the poetry of the Renaissance masters, these works reveal the delicate vibrations of colour in a balanced choreography of the painted and the drawn.