Alma Thomas' Paintings are on View @ Rosenfeld Gallery in Chelsea

Alma Thomas' show entitled Moving Heaven & Earth is a collection of her paintings that do just that - moves you with the joy & splendor of nature.  Thomas' captures earth & sky with its colorful & vibrant essence.  This collection of works by Amer. painter Alma Thomas (1881-1978) should be seen at the art gallery in Chelsea.  Her use of vivid, colorful abstract brush strokes form loose geometric forms. Her iconic 1968 untitled ring of circle captures the oscillating beauty of an iris & arial view an arranged floral garden.  This body of work is a rainbow of color that dazzles and soothes.  A few paintings, as in Cumulus ('72) overlays a whitewash on colorful hues giving us the floating, subdued vision of slowly moving clouds.  The seasons and the soloar system are also represented in her illuminescent paintings.  Look for Jupiter Glow ('74) and Winter Pond (74).  Her fascination with the outdoors & our solar system is seen in her inventivet painting of the Appollo 12 Splashdown.  Here she uses her colorful strokes to depict the ocean, sky & blazing affect of the lunar capsule.  Her works are celestial with a gravitational pull.  My 2 favorites are Deep Red Roses Chant, ('72) and Scarlette Sage During a Whirling Dervish.  The later is a large scale painting of bold red brushstrokes that form twirling images.  Her robust colors & glowing images are gifts of nature not to be missed.