Audrey Keeperman’s oil paintings are a textural approach to abstract expressionism that satisfy her need to express herself and enjoy the simple pleasures of everyday life. As a child, Keeperman struggled with dyslexia. But, the tantalizing simplicity of discarded glass fragments calmed her. Keeperman says, “we lived on an old farm where the previous owners had burnt trash in a pit out back. I escaped the frustration of my dyslexia by hunting in the pit for colored pieces of glass and holding them up to the light. They were beautiful and captivating from any angle.” The aesthetic of the colored glass pervades Keeperman’s work as her oil paintings display whimsical colors and geometric rigidity. Keeperman was inspired by the surrealist work of Roberto Matta, and the colorful works of Elaine de Kooning, Helen, Frankenthaler, and Joan Mitchel. Keeperman’s paintings draw viewers in through each multicolor square into another world, as if through a window or portal.