An exhibition of recent paintings by James Little – large, horizontal canvases that reflect his steadfast focus on structure, shapes and color -- will open at the June Kelly Gallery on May 14. The exhibition, entitled Color/Barriers, will remain on view through June 23.
Little is a meticulous craftsman who creates his own colors with pure pigment and heated beeswax and layers each hue multiple times in parallel bands on the canvas. This technique gives his paintings a formal intelligence, a depth of color and an exciting energy that is all their own.

In these new paintings, color and structure are critical fixations that in Little’s work complement his geometric pictorial style. The edges of his vertical bands ar...