Deena Capparelli’s meditations on mysterious, earthly places come to life in vivid, colorful paintings. Her many years of researching landscape history, gardens, and botany are reflected in her diverse projects, ranging from painting to land art to garden design. In her work, the tradition of picturesque landscape painting is ruptured through meticulous structure and intuitive response. New layers of code are brought into the work. The human is implied via the geometry of space, and yet the spaces are devoid of lifeforms beyond the suggested plants. Reflecting on personal experiences, Capparelli’s work moves through the designed landscape; images evolve as reactive thoughts and responses to the paint on the surface. Conversions of light, atmosphere, and energy appear as formally shaped bars or bands. These elements break the pictorial space as painterly elements bring the background forward and the foreground to the back. A playful sensibility juxtaposes various styles and techniques. Art-historical references are woven into each piece, giving shape to journeys, pleasures, places, and sorrowful, lost futures.