Winter Windows 1967

Jane Frank's 'Winter Windows' is a painting with thick surfaces, dark tones offset against vibrant reds. I can imagine Frank moving around the canvas, maybe turning it, responding to her own marks. Does she build it up, scrape it down? I love that in painting nothing is hidden, everything is felt and can be seen. There's always a history embedded in the layers. Those colors must have been so rich in contrast. I'm looking at the textures, seeing how the surface catches the light. Did she apply with a palette knife, or a brush? How did she achieve those gritty surfaces? I wonder if she was thinking about de Kooning or even Guston? Painters are in conversation with each other, across time, inspiring each other's creativity. This painting is not just an object, but an event – an embodied expression that embraces ambiguity and uncertainty.