Realist painter Jocelyn Hobbie continues to ponder female subjects in a profusion of patterns in her latest show at Fredericks & Freiser Gallery in Chelsea. The title of this piece, ‘Hollyhock and Anemones,’ ignores the figure at center, suggesting that she’s competing for attention with other decorative elements of the painting. Hobbie’s glowing skinned women radiate an unreal perfection; while painted in oil, they appear to have been created in the digital realm. Positioning them in a no-man’s land of ambiguous space and purpose, Hobbie generates a seductive uncertain image. (On view through Dec 22nd).
