Sherri Belassen at Elizabeth Gordon Gallery

Painting by Sherri Belassen, on view at Elizabeth Gordon Gallery.

Painting by Sherri Belassen, on view at Elizabeth Gordon Gallery.

A new solo show for artist Sherri Belassen opens on Saturday, April 28 at Elizabeth Gordon Gallery, with an opening reception from 6-9 p.m.  The show remains on view through May 28. 

Taking inspiration form her heroes—Henri Matisse, Milton Avery, Mark Rothko and Helen Frankenthaler— Belassen explores and celebrates color, form and line. The artist allows her instinctual harmony to guide her work. Her latest works were generated from deep within her subconscious. After completing her large scale abstractions of geometric grids the paintings unleashed a memory of the artist’s childhood: “I used to fly a lot with my dad in his private plane when I was a little girl,” Belassen says. “I grew up in the Midwest, and I’d see blocks of color and shapes below. It would get bumpy in the little four-seater so my dad would say, ‘Look at the horizon- it will balance you.’ ”

Elizabeth Gordon Gallery is located at 15 W. Gutierrez St. in Santa Barbara. For more information, call 805/963-1157, or visit elizabethgordongallery.com.

—Leslie Dinaberg

Originally published in Santa Barbara Seasons on April 25, 2018.