Looking Inward 2007

Rochelle Blumenfeld’s "Looking Inward" is a square canvas filled with translucent planes, like light filtering through frosted glass. It feels like she built this world, color by color. The painting is all about layering. Look at how the whites and browns and blues peek through, never quite solid. It's like seeing the history of the painting in every stroke. The textures are smooth, but they invite you to dive deeper, to trace the ghostly shapes with your eyes. It makes me think of a very pale Diebenkorn, but with a softer touch. Notice the center, where the white forms converge. It's like a quiet explosion, or maybe a gentle implosion, drawing all the other colors and shapes into its orbit. In a way, all paintings are about “looking inward,” but here, Blumenfeld makes it literal. She’s showing us not just what she sees, but how she feels, one delicate layer at a time.