Every two weeks, four artists — Patti Groome, Michèle LaRose, Bob Young, and Michael Flahault — gather to share new work and the quiet discipline of critique. The setting is informal: canvases leaned against walls, the scent of paint in the air, talk that begins softly and deepens with trust.

Each artist brings a distinct vision shaped by years of practice beyond the studio. Patti’s paintings move through layered colour, form, and emotion. Michele’s abstractions open into atmosphere and rhythm. Bob works with precision and restraint, contrasting squares and rectangles against trees and leaves. Michael paints from memory, where image and feeling intersect.

No theme binds them, and no style dominates. Their meetings are less about agreement than exploration — a space where abstraction, still life, and recollection meet without boundary. The conversation is honest and searching; they question what painting can still say, and how it continues to change them.

Through this ongoing exchange, they form a quiet fellowship. The work evolves, the dialogue endures — four artists in conversation, sustained by the act of seeing and by the courage to keep showing what they find.

Frameworks is pleased to be sharing the work of the collective again this year, following their sucessful exhbition 'Connections' hosted in October 2024. 

Join us for the opening reception on March 14th from 5-8pm at Kingston Frameworks (673 Innovation Drive) to meet the artists, see their new pieces and enjoy light refreshments. The show is open from March 9th until the 31st.