With fantasized scenes, Phyllis Gorsen’s work bridges a connection to wildlife, playfully incorporating animals and insects. Rooted in desire to become more connected to the natural world that is currently compromised in our climate crisis, the work creates a focus on the truth that the mere existence of these animals, insects and plant life fortify the planet, making it a stronger place. In expressing these concepts, Gorsen has developed a specific technique that achieves a multi-dimensional surface, involving a variety of materials. With paint, charcoal, painted paper and canvas, and hand-made papers collected from all over the world, the artist applies thousands of pieces of mixed mediums to each painting, generating a multitude of layers that creates vibrating surfaces imbued with uncertainty and surprise.