California Modernist.

Stylized painting of a house and tree with geometric patterns and intersecting lines.
stylized painting with green, blue, and beige horizontal brushstrokes of a beach landscape.
Gestural painting of floral arrangements with dominant colors of white, yellow, green, and hints of blue and red, in vases and pots.
Loosely painted ink and watercolor painting of an urban street scene with buildings and people
Gestural stylized painting of a harbor landscape with boats and reflections in water, featuring a mix of blue, green, beige, and brown tones.
Abstract painting with overlapping geometric shapes in shades of brown, orange, and blue.

For Modernist painter Dorothy Browdy Kushner (1909-2000), color, light and place were paramount. The dramatic landscape of Southern California, where she produced all of her paintings, prints, and sculpture from the 1940s through 1990s, was a continual source of inspiration. Building on her formal artistic training in New York and the Midwest, her greatest achievement was her synthesis of Modernism with the local subjects and visual character of her environment. Although Kushner did not receive critical acclaim during her art career due to her gender and suburban location, she painted daily, studied current trends in painting, and engaged in critical feedback. “The Group” was a self-defined gathering of San Gabriel Valley women abstractionists who met monthly for mutual support and critique sessions. For more information on Dorothy Browdy Kusher see the About Section.