(courtesy of John Speed Orr) 

Eric Orr's abstract paintings were featured in a show at the Bentley gallery in 2014: "Orr’s abstract paintings, in which intensely hued rectangles are surrounded by thin auras of black. The frames are integral to the canvases because of Orr’s insistence on creating them with precious gold leaf and lead; the frames reinforce the window trope he liked so well. Viewing the works from different angles enhances their three-dimensionality and color variation, and the paintings conjure thoughts of what it would be like to be sucked into a portal, hurled through space, or even thrown into a fiery pit."