Blue, Grey Not Touching 2002

Pat Lipsky made this painting, "Blue, Grey Not Touching" and, I guess, it must have been blue and grey paint that she used! It's all about these vertical stripes, right? And the way they don't quite meet? I love how the blues and greys aren't flat. You can see the brushstrokes, the little imperfections. It's like Lipsky is letting us in on her process, like she's saying, "Hey, this is how I made this thing." There's a real physicality to it all, a sense of the artist's hand. Look at the way the colors shift and change as you move your eyes across the canvas. It's like a visual dance. You could say that Lipsky takes cues from Agnes Martin who took a similar interest in how subtle shifts in tone can create a space for contemplation. It's not about perfection, it's about the journey.