Art Should Never Be Comfortably Numb
Christine Alfery
Abstraction, unknown, emerge, uncertain, unbound, freedom, discovery, exploring, unlimited, uncharted, magical,
intoxicating,
experimental
All are part of an abstract artist's vocabulary, all are part of an abstract artist's palette. All are part of an abstract artist's concepts and ideas awaiting discovery, challenging her to explore, connect, and bring something exciting to life to experiment. To allow the magic of her paintbrush to glide through paint, as it becomes an act of discovery. Exploring is much like navigating uncharted waters of the sea or the vast wildernesses of a desert.
Often, for no reason, the song by Pink Floyd pops into my mind, “Comfortably Numb.” This song can be understood and interpreted in various ways. This is why it is so wonderful, and yes, experimental, every time anyone listens to it.
That is the way art should always be, I believe, which is why I love being an abstract artist. The work constantly changes and can be understood in many ways because it is always experimental.
Christine Alfery's work, "Comfortably Numb."
This piece was just accepted into one of Christine's favorite shows: The International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA) INNOVATIONS 2025. This International Open Juried Exhibition will be at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens in Ormond Beach, Florida on September 17 through November 30th, 2025.
Just Saying I Love You
40x30, watermedia on paper
Glorious glorious earth, it can uplift us so.
Guess that is why I am a Lover of the wild. ~CEA
"The Mask" Receives Gold Award
"This is maybe an unexpected award - to give this painting, Mask, a top reward. But in my mind, there really wasn’t another choice. I fell in love with this painting. I love the design where it’s yellow on one side and white on the other with that yellow beak. I love the red and white stripes. Everywhere you look on this painting there are things happening - little details, little dots of color, little surprises, little stars, a feather, a little bluebird that took me forever to realize was there. It was in such an unusual spot. I found out later that this is quite a large painting. And again, this is one that I would love to have on my wall. I think I could enjoy all of the time. When we talked about criteria, one of my major criterion was magic. To me, this whole painting is whimsical. It’s magical. It’s appealing, And when you get up close its just beautifully done - all kinds of textures, color artfully and sensitively applied to support the design. Just a winner!"
- Juror James Turner, 31st National Online Exhibition. Red River Watercolor Society
