Danielle Mckinney: Forest for the Trees presents new paintings and watercolors in which solitary women smoke, read, and nap in dream-like domestic interiors — sprawled across unmade beds, bathed in afternoon light. Loosening her brushwork, Mckinney allows figures to melt into their surroundings while the rooms themselves assert greater presence than ever before: warm chandeliers, mid-century furniture, springy blooms. Made during personal and collective turmoil, the works offer refuge rather than performance — spaces that gently hold their figures as they bear witness to ceaseless change. Watercolors presented for the first time in New York conjure graceful figures in just a few marks, suspended against stark white grounds.
