Stem #204 Jo Hummel While working on this project

While working on this project the artist is reminded of Josef Albers' statement: "There is a profound harmony in the immeasurable spectrum of color

building up to 20 coats of very thin matt paint to achieve the same saturation as her previous works with raw acrylic pigments

concise and rational

vitality and depth

combining  random source material from Cantrick’s previous paintings

Stem #204 Jo Hummel While working on this projectCritics have connected Baribeau to a range of aesthetic positions, including everything from Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art to the 19th century Hudson River School, and compared him variously to the likes of Robert Rauschenberg, Joan Mitchell, Cy Twombly, and Willem de Kooning. In truth, Baribeau employs a distinctive aesthetic voice that is personal and instantly recognizable, despite its multiplicity. His visual world is one where primordial,