Trisha Orr
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POEM-PAINTINGS

This series began in 2006 when I was invited to collaborate with my husband, the poet Gregory Orr, on the subject of 'love' for a group exhibition called 'the Love Letter Invitational'. I've used the texts of his poems to make grid-based paintings.

To Be Alive
oil on canvas, 2010

Squander It All
oil on canvas, 2010

Balanced At The Edge
oil on canvas, 2010

Autumn
oil on canvas, 2006

Lead of the Heart
oil on canvas, 2014

How beautiful the Beloved
oil on canvas, 2016

Loss, Loss and More Loss
oil on canvas, 2009

That Surplus
oil on canvas, 2015

Praising
oil on canvas