{"product_id":"searching","title":"Searching","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Deanna Schuerbeke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Acrylic on Canvas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\" × 40\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSearching\u003c\/i\u003e took Second Place at the Oregon Art Center's juried exhibition \u003ci\u003eLeaning into Abstraction\u003c\/i\u003e in July 2026 — and standing in front of it, you understand why immediately. Schuerbeke describes waking in the night with the feeling of having lost something, not knowing what, not knowing where to begin. \u003ci\u003e\"Color is pulled in every direction at once,\"\u003c\/i\u003e she says, \u003ci\u003e\"with red scribbles cutting through.\"\u003c\/i\u003e The painting does not illustrate that feeling. It reproduces it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhat stops you is the technical restlessness. This is a canvas that cannot settle on a single mark-making language — and that inability to settle is the point. Broad black strokes sweep vertically with full-arm authority. Red lines scribble across the surface in a gesture more crayon than brush, urgent and slightly frantic. Dry-brushed brown passages reveal every individual hair of the brush, delicate and searching in their own right. Bold green blocks assert themselves alongside soft gray passages that barely arrive before dissolving. No single technique dominates. The hand itself is searching — moving through method after method the way the mind moves through possibilities at 3am, trying each one, committing to none.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAnd yet the painting holds. The reds and blacks — scattered across the canvas in every register and scale — function as anchors, returning the eye to itself each time it begins to feel lost. The composition does not resolve, but it does not unravel either. \u003ci\u003eSearching\u003c\/i\u003e captures something precise and rarely named: the state of looking for something you cannot yet identify, fully awake but not afraid, driven but not frantic. You are searching. But you are not lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant to learn more? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nicartgallery.com\/blogs\/meet-the-artist\/deanna-schuerbeke-painting-what-most-of-us-cant-say-out-loud\" title=\"Deanna Schuerbeke Introduction Blog\"\u003eRead Deanna's Introduction Blog Page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nicartgallery.com\/pages\/deanna-schuerbeke-statement\" title=\"Deanna Schuerbeke Artist Statement and Bio\"\u003eCheck out her Artist Bio \u0026amp; Statement\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"69\" width=\"68\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/3933\/0780\/files\/subscribe-Blue_Small_de663c0f-8130-4c2f-9f75-ded826fa245c.jpg?v=1782319171\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nicartgallery.com\/pages\/stay-connected-with-deanna-schuerbeke\" title=\"Stay Connected with Deanna Schuerbeke\"\u003eSign up to receive email notifications about Deanna's new work and where it's showing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deanna Schuerbeke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52338046468316,"sku":null,"price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/3933\/0780\/files\/1245Searching40X40.jpg?v=1787777785","url":"https:\/\/nicartgallery.com\/products\/searching","provider":"nicartgallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}