Portland, Oregon artists Nanette Wallace and William Park both trust in spontaneity to create what they feel in the moment. Though very different stylistically, they formed a deep connection throughout the months of working independently toward their show, a bond based on a shared enthusiasm for allowing impulse and whim to guide their approach to making art.

"I try to remind myself of the word 'trust' every time I enter the studio. Trust in the process, trust in my abilities, and trust that no matter what today’s outcome brings, the work will lead me forward,” notes Wallace. And speaking of Park, she observes, “I am constantly reminded of his innate ability to trust in the work, to follow impulse, intuition, and spontaneity, and to push the outcome fearlessly.”

Wallace’s monotypes and paintings feature an imaginative narrative that often fluctuates between elegant and uncomfortable. Her gestural figures are immersed in idyllic landscapes, an intuitive and emotional response to the world around her, with a profound connection to water, light, and nature. Park's paintings begin with geometric shapes that he alters as he works, responding to the sensual physicality of slathering paint in an unplanned and intuitive manner. The resulting works, luscious with color, depict objects, structures, or landscapes that are softened, alive, and evolved.