"Little new Nature" oil/canvas 18"x18" 2011

"precipice" oil/canvas 18"x18" 2011

"rearview mirror 1X" 16"x20" oil/canvas 2011

"wishbone" oil/canvas 20" x16" 2011

"mayflower 2" oil/canvas 20"x16" 2011

"precipice 2" oil/canvas 16"x20" 2011

"wifefee" oil/canvas 16"x20"

"marshmallow odalisque" oil/canvas 16"x20"

"little diesel" oil/paper 22"x30"

"girl escape 2X" oil/canvas 16"x20" 2011

"daisy botanical" oil/paper 44"x30"

"marshmallow blond iv" oil/canvas 16"x20"

Eyeporium Gallery proudly presents works by Brenda Barnum and Joanne Aono.  Barnum’s abstractions glisten with luxuriously applied paint.  Her palette is earthy and serious while her titles and shapes reveal tongue in cheek whimsy.  The paintings explode with energy barely held within the canvas.  Aono’s diptychs are comprised of text and image. As counter-point to Barnum, Aono’s drawings are exquisitely realistic.  The drawings are so lean and serene one can get lost in the depth of atmosphere. Similarity and identity are contrasted with individuality and assimilation stemming from her experiences as a twin and her cultural identity as a Japanese-American.