Crista Pisano: Nocturne 1:02 AM

Crista Pisano paints outside, in real time, in weather that shifts and in light that refuses to wait. Working en plein air, Pisano compresses an entire atmosphere into a surface you could hold in your hand. The scale is intimate, but the space inside each painting feels expansive. Pisano's brushwork is direct and unsentimental. You see where she commits. Strokes remain visible, layered but not fussed over. These paintings hold decisions made honestly, on site. There’s no theatrical exaggeration, just the discipline of looking hard and translating what is actually there. Framed with intention, each painting becomes a concentrated field of presence.