May 132026
 

Roberta Tucci‘s beautiful layered paintings celebrating spring flowers and plants are currently on view in her solo exhibition Bloom, at The Delaware Contemporary.

Her statement about her work from her website-

I paint images that express how I perceive organic forms and the world of nature. To do this I develop personal meditative practices that enhance my awareness of nature: both particular details and living systems. I visually interpret this abstract awareness by using traditional indirect painting techniques. These techniques involve layering with varnish and glazing. This slow painting process allows me to accumulate ethereal levels of tone and color on which to create unique images. I then introduce and develop shapes, lines and patterns that represent the complexities of my natural subjects. The compositions that result invite viewers to perceive, connect and engage in a way that encourages their own with meditative contemplation.

This exhibition is on view until 5/31/26.

May 012026
 

Today’s flashback is to Allison Hueman‘s 2017 mural Bloom, spotted in 2019 in downtown LA’s Arts District.  The mural pays tribute to local community activist Joel Bloom, who passed away in 2007.

For more work by Hueman, also check out her Instagram.