I'm so glad I was able to see Elisa Jensen's solo show at Pamela Salisbury Gallery in Hudson, NY, with the added gift of experiencing Judy Pfaff's installation extraordinaire, supplemented with a few of her 2-d pieces. Having written the catalogue essay for Elisa's Zurcher show recently, not surprisingly I couldn't help but compare the two shows. The Zurcher show comprised her paintings of mythic birds from the Celtic traditions, which I'd felt metaphorically represent the eternity of time. Elisa's paintings at Salisbury were of individual, actual observed moments in her quiet time of covid quarantine. Though on the surface the intentions of both bodies of work are completely different, I actually felt a deep connection. Though the birds suggested the infinity of time, they themselves actually moved, often quickly, in an atmosphere of space, while the recent observed images, representing our current reality, actually were absolutely still, frozen moments of time. Time, contemplation, meditation and our eternal connection to the world beyond breathe deeply in both groups of paintings. The light in the recent work also glows, creating beautiful nuances of very felt color. Posted here are a sample of Elisa's and Pfaff's work.