A place of respite. an absorbing mood.  art is a union and center-point for the beauty available to us. It holds us, guides us, surrounds us. always experienced on the individual level -- with it an unmatched ability to be exactly what and when you need to feel or a reminder of the importance of the abstract world of emotion.  This is the fundamental drive of artist Tricia French.  currently based in the Pacific Northwest where there is no shortage of emotive skies, contrasted light and evocative landscapes. Painting on a large scale she seeks to offer an encounter that feels encompassing. for over a decade she has held a painting practice holding conversations on canvas about sensuality, love, exhalation, silence, duality, stillness and the soothing qualities of the natural world.