Jeffrey Simmons Studio

WARM FUSION exhibition 2024

On view May 16 through June 29, 2024 at Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.

A large, vertical, rectangular abstract painting with symmetrical, black ink blot-type images arranged in narrow columns, top to bottom, on a red ground. The ink blot columns fit together like pieces in a puzzle, with an even, narrow gap between each column.
Language of Love 2023. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 48 x 34 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
A large, vertical, rectangular abstract painting with symmetrical black ink blot-type images arranged in narrow columns, top to bottom, on a white ground. The ink blot columns fit together like pieces in a puzzle, with an even, narrow gap between each column. A pattern of fine, evenly-spaced colored dots adds an overlay of pastel colors across the entire surface of the canvas, shifting from yellow to blue to magenta and mixing where they overlap.
Continuous Wave 2023. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 48 x 34 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
A rectangular abstract painting with a complex, black ink blot-type image over a metallic bronze ground. Narrow voids in the overall pattern connect up to inscribe a circle in the upper half of the image.
Bronze Landscape 2022. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 48 x 34 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
A rectangular abstract painting with a complex, black ink blot-type image over a pearlescent ground, with traces of pastel colors around the edges.
Silverface 2022. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 48 x 34 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
A rectangular abstract painting featuring a symmetrical ink blot-type image in blue, purple, and green. Narrow, white gaps in the overall pattern connect up to form a downward-pointing triangle.
Orphic Mantis 2022. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 30 x 24 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
A large, horizontal, rectangular abstract painting with symmetrical ink blot-type images arranged in narrow columns, top to bottom.
Talisman 2023. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 48 x 60 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
A large, horizontal, rectangular abstract painting with narrow, vertical columns of changing symmetrical patterns, in transparent layers of purple, magenta, blue, and gold color.
King of Birds 2024. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 48 x 60 inches. Private collection.
A square, dark abstract painting with eight symmetrically-patterned columns in layers of transparent magenta and blue-green; where the colors mix the paint appears nearly black.
Northern Lights 2023. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 24 x 24 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
A close-up detail of an abstract painting in layers of magenta and turquoise, showing how the image appears to be mis-registered in places.
Northern Lights 2023 (detail). Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 24 x 24 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
An abstract painting with black ink blot-type shapes on a red ground. The shapes are arranged in a six by six grid.
Red Morphology 2024. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on linen over wood panel, 20 x 16 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
An abstract painting with gold ink blot-type shapes on a black ground. The shapes are arranged in a six by six grid.
Gold Morphology 2024. Acrylic paint on linen over wood panel, 20 x 16 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
An abstract painting with iridescent ink blot-type shapes, which shift from white to gold depending on the viewer's perspective, on a blue ground. The shapes are arranged in a six by six grid.
Blue Morphology 2024. Acrylic paint on cotton canvas over wood panel, 20 x 16 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
An abstract painting with black and brown ink blot-type shapes on a pink ground. The shapes are arranged in a six by six grid.
Pink Morphology 2023. Acrylic paint, red and black iron oxide on linen over wood panel; 20 x 16 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
An abstract painting with six columns of six ink black blot-type shapes, arranged in a grid on a white ground.
Iron Oxide Morphology 2023. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on linen over wood panel, 20 x 16 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
A square abstract painting featuring black ink blot-type shapes on an off-white ground. The shapes are arranged in eight columns of six, the shapes becoming progressively shorter towards the bottom.
Mutuals 2023. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 24 x 24 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
An abstract painting with twelve rows of interlocking, multicolored twisty shapes resembling the coiled cord of an old landline telephone.
Remaining Lilac 2024. Acrylic paint on cotton canvas over wood panel, 30 x 24 inches. Private collection.
An abstract painting with twelve rows of interlocking, twisty shapes resembling the coiled cord of an old landline telephone. The shapes are in two colors, transparent blue and orange, and the colors are slightly offset from one another.
Edge Detection 2024. Acrylic paint on cotton canvas over wood panel, 30 x 24 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
An abstract painting with a complex, repeating pattern of multicolored shapes, resembling stained glass.
Dark Glass 2023. Acrylic paint on cotton canvas over wood panel, 40 x 30 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
Detail image of an abstract painting with a complex, repeating pattern of multicolored shapes, resembling stained glass.
Dark Glass 2023 (detail). Acrylic paint on cotton canvas over wood panel, 40 x 30 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
An abstract painting with a complex, repeating pattern of multicolored shapes in two dominant colors, blue and red, with the two colors being slightly offset from one another.
Vibe Shift 2023. Acrylic paint on cotton canvas over wood panel, 40 x 30 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
An abstract painting with vertical columns of predominantly black shapes resembling turned wood spindles. The black shapes have pale colors inside, and small amounts of the color can be seen overlapping the edges of the shapes onto the white ground.
Spindle Shift 2022. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 40 x 30 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
An abstract painting of vertical shapes resembling turned wood spindles in many different colors. The shapes interlock like pieces of a puzzle, resembling tile patterns.
Split Leaf 2022. Acrylic paint on cotton canvas over wood panel, 40 x 30 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
A large abstract painting featuring columns of repeated symmetrical patterning resembling a wrought iron screen.
Feedback Choir 2024. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 60 x 48 inches. Private collection.
An abstract painting with ten columns of symmetrical abstract patterns in red, yellow, and blue.
Hearted 2024. Acrylic paint on cotton canvas over wood panel, 40 x 30 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
An abstract painting with an overall pattern of one hundred and thirty-two small, black ink blot-type shapes on a white ground.
One Hundred and Thirty-Two 2024. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 40 x 30 inches. Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, Washington.

Related paintings and studies not in exhibition:

An abstract painting with rows of nine twisty shapes, resembling an old landline telephone handset cord, rendered in transparent layers of magenta, blue, and yellow.
IYKYK 2024. Acrylic paint on cotton canvas over wood panel, 30 x 24 inches.
Study for Northern Lights 2023. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches.
Multicolored Column Study 2023. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 20 x 16 inches.
Yellow Column Study 2023. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 17 x 12 inches.
Black Iron Oxide Symmetry Study II 2022. Acrylic paint and black iron oxide on cotton canvas over wood panel, 20 x 16 inches.