Frances McCormack’s lush botanical abstractions reflect a freedom of expression honed over years of artistic practice. In 2019, she turned her focus to collage, enabling her to work on a smaller, more intimate scale. This shift required her to slow down and embrace the art of patience, meticulously selecting details from drawings, photographs, and instruction manuals. These smaller-scale works retain the energy of her large paintings, interpreting the natural world through a lens of the marvelous.

McCormack’s images unfold organically, echoing the structure and stillness of the walled gardens and contemplative spaces that inspire her during travels to Italy, Spain, Turkey, Mexico, and her native California. Like these natural havens, her collages offer thoughtful respite, places where the noise of daily life gives way to a quiet sanctuary of calm and creativity.