Rebecca Crowell

'My paintings are always influenced by my surroundings, especially wild, natural places. The ancient, rugged landscapes of northern New Mexico where I live, and other remote places like the west...

In The Valley of Beautiful Surprises highlights Marketa Sivek's recurring house theme - a metaphor for shelter as well as circumstances that can change suddenly.

“The paintings in the Place to Place series began in response to my move in the summer of 2021 from rural Wisconsin to our new home in northern New Mexico. Various moments, emotions, thoughts, and memories from this time of upheaval and transition influenced the work. Sometimes this applied in very particular, narrative ways.