"...To go inside is to enter a wilderness. We know this; but we forget. [These works are a] partner’s visual message to a lover, that while the struggle is real, the doorway is open, the doorway is not only open, it is also spewing light."
Excerpt from Darcey Steinke's exhibition text.
Secrets of the Heart
at 80WSE Gallery, NYC, April 2023.
Signs Of Life
2022 · Gouache on stretched paper · 24" × 20"
Open
2021 · Ink on paper · 8" × 8"
Bug On A Rug
2023 · Gouache, ink and watercolor on stretched paper · 46" × 64"
Weightful
2023 · Gouache, ink, and non-photo blue pencil on stretched paper · 36" × 28"
Weightful (detail)
2023 · Gouache, ink, and non-photo blue pencil on stretched paper · 36" × 28"
Bug House on Clinton Avenue
2023 · Gouache and ink on stretched paper · 30" × 46"
Single-stranded knot, Many-stranded knot
2023 · Ink and gouache on paper · 8" × 8"
Well-Sustained But Vain Fatigue
2022 · Gouache and ink on stretched paper · 24" × 36"
Ecotonality at the Dog Park
2023 · Gouache on stretched paper · 40" × 40"
Our Work
2023 · Gouache and ink on stretched paper · 46" × 30"