“Force Field” presents paintings in gouache and graphite on paper and panels created by Catherine Colangelo over the past two years.  Colangelo’s work explores the complex emotional relationships between mother and child. The images are talismanic in nature, created to protect a loved one, but end up protecting her as well. Exhibiting a strong sense of flat and frontal design, the work serves to ward off evil spirits with its elaborate patterns, bright colors, and ever-watchful eyes.  The creation of the work is meditative and slow, and as intuitive as possible, as she taps into a more subconscious realm.  In this new work, Colangelo also examines the uplifting power of color and the creative process during emotional periods in our lives.