The work of Emily Mason exemplifies the spirit of American abstract painting. Mason's work is the experience of life in terms of color, texture and consummate brushwork which bears an emotional intensity and an artistic integrity that reaffirm the vitality of abstract art. The combination of her brilliant canvases and works on paper illuminated by a comprehensive and carefully crafted essay by David Ebony, writer and editor for Art in America, crystallizes into a compelling explanation of the power of abstract painting.