My work in this series explores the tension between the familiar and the unknowable, particularly in relation to perception and the limits of understanding. Through atmospheric landscapes, I create spaces that feel recognizable yet unsettled, with the suggestion of something just beyond comprehension.
I am not concerned with defining origin or meaning. I focus on the "unidentified" itself — on the condition of not knowing. By placing quiet, manufactured presences within natural landscapes, I want to suggest that the unknown is not something to resolve or dismiss, but something already embedded in the world we inhabit. It has always been there. We are beginning to look at it directly.
Skyfall: Day to night in a moment / Our friends, they come to us in flying ships | By Paula Frederick | Oil on wood panel | 12 x 12 inches
Ever Take A Stroll...On A Planet? | By Paula Frederick | Acrylic on board | 16 x 12 inches
Tree With Distant Craft | By Paula Frederick | Oil and acrylic on canvas board | 7 x 5 inches
The Three Amigos | By Paula Frederick | Acrylic on board
On Planet, Life Prospers | By Paula Frederick | Acrylic on board | 12 x 9 inches
Where Sky Meets Land, Meet Me | By Paula Frederick | Oil on canvas
Unity & Perspective (U.A.P.)| By Paula Frederick | Acrylic, ink, marker on paper
Land of Landings (2) | By Paula Frederick | Acrylic on canvas board | 7 x 5 inches
Jumping Timelines | By Paula Frederick | Acrylic on canvas panel | 16 x 12 inches
Color Sky, Color Land, Color See | By Paula Frederick | Oil on canvas, mounted on wood | 15¾ x 12 inches