Known for his introspective approach to image-making, Fonda continues his ongoing exploration of the natural world as a site of both spiritual reflection and emotional truth. This latest body of work features sweeping landscapes that oscillate between observation and abstraction, intimacy and expansiveness. Together, the works unfold as meditations on the simple, profound act of looking closely at the world. Fonda’s painting practice is rooted in a rigorous yet intuitive process that honors openness and sincerity. Working wet-into-wet, he layers color allowing each mark to remain visible as both gesture and record. His brushstrokes—short, undulating, and rhythmic—recall the optical shimmer of Pointillism, though his approach replaces individual dots with expressive, wavy strokes that vibrate across the surface. This technique lends the paintings a pulsing, tactile presence. In these works, perception is an active, breathing experience. Fonda turns his gaze toward landscapes as portals into broader states of contemplation. Fonda’s wavy brush strokes create triangular shapes that reference Plato’s fundamental building blocks of the universe and Buddhism’s three tenets (Impermanence, Unsatisfactoriness, and No-Self). The triangular shapes are paired with upside down crescents reminiscent of Buddhist stupas that act as both abstracted negative and positive spaces in the terrain. The paintings unfold in fields of color that blur the lines between representation and dream – trees radiate energy, skies hum with chromatic harmonies, and the ground seems to shift underfoot Across his work, nature becomes a mirror for consciousness by reflecting the interdependence, beauty, and impermanence that define the human condition. Through his new works, Fonda continues to pursue painting as an act of inquiry. For Fonda understanding the world begins with seeing it fully—each branch, each bird, each moment of light held briefly in paint. Biography:Howard Fonda was born in Syracuse, NY in 1974. He received his MFA in Painting and Drawing at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Previously an instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Fonda has lectured, served on jurying and critique panels and pursued curatorial projects at numerous universities and art centers. Select solo exhibitions include Asia Art Archive, Taipei, 2023; The Pit, Los Angeles, 2022; Ampersand, Portland, OR, 2021; Goldfinch Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2020; and Grifter, New York, NY, 2019. His work can be found in the collections of the Fidelity Investment Group and the X Museum in Beijing, China. Fonda lives and works in Scottsdale, AZ.