Shannon Plourde's Beauty Profound, Small

A nearly square composition framed in silvered wood, Shannon Plourde's Beauty Profound carries the quiet authority of a work that rewards prolonged looking. The canvas holds its image within a frame whose finish adds a cool, reflective perimeter — at once architectural and intimate — making it as considered an object as any sculptural piece in a room. At just under twenty-six inches in each direction, it occupies space with precision, neither commanding nor receding, but simply, beautifully present.