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Danielle Orchard. Joy of Life. 19" x 24", archival pigment print. Signed edition of 50. $250. If you're ever felt lonely whilst surrounded by people, then Danielle Orchard's paintings are for you. Conversely, if you've ever cherished the feelings inspired by peaceful solitude with the understanding these moments are fleeting, then Orchard's paintings are for you. Which is to say, Orchard successfully captures the diverse moments dispersed throughout life with an evocative intimacy. Featuring women in varying degrees of repose, reflection, coupling, and seclusion utilizing visual vocabulary culled from Western art history, analytic cubism, and Bay Area painters, Orchard uses fragmented figuration to illustrate the various psychological states that define human existence.