The Janette Kennedy Gallery presents Flora, a solo exhibition of  paintings by Claire Moore. The exhibit will run from Saturday, September 10 through Thursday, September 22.

This series of paintings was inspired by a return to nature  prompted by the pandemic and her return to Texas following over a decade in New  York City. As health concerns regarding indoor gatherings escalated, the amount of  time many spent outdoors grew. Long walks and new hobbies like gardening provided  solace and a reprieve from stress, grief, and the monotony of domestic environments.  Extended periods digging in the soil and tending a garden, coupled with a sense of confinement as we sheltered in place, inspired new tightly cropped compositions investigating previously overlooked details of plant life. Dense foliage envelops the  canvas simultaneously evoking comfort, akin to the pressure of a weighted blanket,  and claustrophobia. In light of the extreme weather we’ve experienced in North  Texas in recent years as our climate continues to change, the plant life featured in  these works has also come to symbolize the resilience of the natural world and people  in times of duress.