These works are not about arriving,

but about being gently led—

held in what is unseen,

carried in what cannot be controlled,

and opened, quietly, into light.

I was inspired to create these works with the idea of making paintings that seem to move within a space of quiet tension—between structure and release, atmosphere and open containment, between what is formed and what is still becoming. The layers  are built, obscured, and revealed again, suggesting that what is most present is often not fixed, but held in motion.

I created faint frameworks that emerge throughout the work: lines that extend and dissolve, grids that shift and soften, forms that suggest containment without closing. These gestures act as quiet architectures—places of holding, where something unseen gathers, rests, and begins to take shape.

The color  moves, but with restraint. I chose soft fields of blue and green to create a sense of stillness, while with moments of magenta and deeper color value to offer a grounding—like points of attention within a larger, open field. My intention was for the surface to become a place of listening, where presence is felt more than defined. As in life, we often “listen” with our eyes and our hearts. 

While working on In States of Becoming, I focused on a way of working that is both attentive and responsive—allowing space for what cannot be fully controlled, while at the same time acting as guide in this process. In this, the paintings point toward a quieter understanding of life and art: that meaning does not always arrive fully formed, but is revealed over time, in stillness, in process, and in the intentional act of paying attention to our minds, hearts and senses and how they interact with the world in which we live - in states of our becoming. 

Elizabeth A. Pituch is an abstract artist based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, whose work explores color, movement, and layered expression. Originally from New Jersey, she earned her BFA in Painting and Sculpture from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Her work has been exhibited across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, including galleries in Soho and the Upper East Side. Elizabeth has received multiple awards for her work, which is held in private collections across the United States. She has recently been featured in “The Turquoise Iris Journal” - a curated magazine. Elizabeth currently serves as a Resident Artist in Lancaster, continuing her practice and creative exploration.