Integration 3 - Mixed Media 39'' x 27.5'' Gayl Sharabi’s work is an ongoing exploration of the act of creating art. She has said that doing the work feels as though music is playing through her, with her brush performing the dance. Although Gayl is passionately process-oriented, she often begins her work with an aesthetic goal, and finds her inspiration in the developmental process, with her endpoint often a variation of her original goal. For Gayl, the journey holds enlightenment. The paintings she creates out of that dance evoke as many moods as her wide palette and her skilled, sensitive composition will allow. The curves of paint, of differing textures, and the juxtaposition of dark and light is a focus for Gayl in her work. She investigates the forms of the objective world while also creating images that reflect her own unique perspective on her sensory experience. Inspired as she is to transcend the immediate moment for a wider point of view, Gayl’s art has always embraced both religion and science, aspiring ever higher and investigating ever deeper. Gayl Sharabi creates paintings that invite us to respond with the faith of our best selves and also with the bravery to honestly look inward, to follow the artist of faith as she offers us these stunning and powerful works.