On View Now

Circa Diem

Paintings by Georganna Greene

At Julia Martin Gallery

Aug 1-29th, 2026

Opening Reception August 1st 5-9pm

Talk August 27th 6:30-8:30pm

Intro Poem

“No End to What Churns” 

Beneath all that

We are novices

Dormant and dutiful,

A rich handful,

Surfaced and blown 

So we try again and laugh 

about the crushed tomatoes

Remembering also the ones

That were sun dried

Tangy sweet on sour dough

No end to what churns 

Throughout each

Metamorphosis

And miracle

The budding watermelon swells

Like a growing zygote

“As big as a kidney bean”

They said at 6 weeks

Those weeks lap up all

And look backward,

The body marching forward

Without apology

And the garden too makes us wait for it. 

-Georganna Greene, May 2026

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Show Statement

circa diem - Latin for “about a day”

These paintings were made in recent months from collected sources, images, and observations. They resemble a life measured in moments and rhythms, in hallowed communion with lives of others, and layered across a spectrum of seasons. Transitions, marriage, chronic pain, living with animals, friendship, and gardening are some of the subjects I deal with, compressing their formlessness into something like a picture plane of color and question. Led by a linguistic approach to the elusive voice of painting, I sift through perception and feelings about time, weighing them alongside the mystical, the veiled. With poetry, prayer, and meditation as guides, the practice here is careful looking, while holding attention itself as a generous way forward. Circa Diem offers a window into the threads that connect us to the living world and to each other, while highlighting the richness often overlooked in the minutia of a day.

Georganna Greene, May 2026