A Head pastel and earth on cotton paper (640g) They use light as an

They use light as an explorative and constructive tool

In this painting

She lives and works in New York City

the patterns

color is not only self-referential

A Head pastel and earth on cotton paper (640g) They use light as anMcCagg's work is informed and influenced by formal elements such as line and space, which provide an underlying aesthetic vocabulary for her compositions. Xanda McCagg is an American abstract artist who lives and works in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. A classically trained painter, she has evolved into a style that abandons figuration in search of evoking the human essence. McCagg creates her abstract compositions using a mixture of oil,