Becky Parrish Studios

"My paintings are abstract, regardless of their representative nature. Whether setting up a still life, or positioning a figure in a portrait, the objective in the paintings is to create an integrated whole. Conjunction of form is inherent to painting. Conjunction of form refers to many important qualities, i.e. color theme, density of space, overlapping of objects and shadows, paint manipulation (scraping, repainting, scraping again and using a palate knife to build up areas where texture is desired) and the reworking of borders and edges.

Becky’s portraits capture an individual’s spirit, rather than presenting a hard-edged photographic reproduction, while her still life works are each strikingly different. Her work has been exhibited in numerous art shows in the Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia areas. She has received many awards and fellowships for her work.