My Country 2007

Sally Gabori made "My Country" with bold gestures and a joyful, bright palette. I imagine her painting process as a kind of dance, where each color responds to the others, building up layers of feeling and memory. Looking at the painting, I feel like I'm walking through a landscape. The blues and reds could be earth and sky. That slash of white, placed perfectly, seems so decisive. It reminds me of something Agnes Martin might have done. It is thick, bold, and unapologetic. What was Gabori thinking as she laid down these strokes? Was she remembering a particular place? A specific moment? Maybe she felt like she was literally painting her country into being. This feels like more than just a picture; it's a testament to how painting can connect us to place, memory, and emotion. It is part of an ongoing conversation between artists across time and space.