Intention & Choice

Intention and and the power of choice - these have been on my mind this summer. Some choices are ours, and some are up to others - we’re dependant upon a reaction to our actions for many of our next steps in life. I’m learning to be accepting of this.

My study of movement this spring left me with an expanded arsenal of mark-marking techniques - I broke my old habits, and am now enjoying some new ones. I’m taking more risks, and am better expressing my energy both in life and in these works.

These newest paintings, although not a series, reflect my ongoing effort to be present - to allow things to take their course while also allowing myself to shape things through decisions.

  

WHAT WAS TRUE

14.25 x 18.25 x 1.5", acrylic on canvas, 2015 | inquire

Dani Schafer Before It's Over 2015

BEFORE IT'S OVER

14.25 x 18.25 x 1.5", acrylic on canvas, 2015 | inquire

Dani Schafer Then We Woke Up 2015

THEN WE WOKE UP

18.25 x 18.25 x 1.5", acrylic on canvas, 2015 | inquire

Dani Schafer Across the Waters 2015

ACROSS THE WATERS

16.25 x 20.25 x 1.5", acrylic on canvas, 2015 | inquire

Dani Schafer We Cannot Say 2015

WE CANNOT SAY

16.25 x 20.25 x 1.5", acrylic on canvas, 2015 | inquire

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WHEN IT ALL UNFOLDED

30 x 30 x 1.625", acrylic on cradled birch, 2014 | inquire

Dani Schafer From Sleep 2015

FROM SLEEP

14.25 x 18.25 x 1.5", acrylic on canvas, 2015 | inquire

Dani Schafer Where We've Been 2015

WHERE WE'VE BEEN

14.25 x 16.25 x 1.5", acrylic on canvas, 2015 | inquire

Dani Schafer What We Long For 2015

WHAT WE LONG FOR

20 x 24 x 0.875", acrylic on cradled birch, 2015 | inquire