When, in 1974, Isham’s husband, Heyward Isham, was appointed Ambassador to Haiti, the couple moved to Port Au Prince where Isham was confronted by what she termed “an earth culture” that very much intrigued her. Yet it was the extraordinary light that caused her palette to effervesce in open surfaces featuring a palette of pastels and whites, clouds of atmosphere that deploy the airbrush technique of previous years.
#81 Haiti, 1977. Airbrush acrylic on canvas, 56 1/4 x 46 1/4 in. (142.9 x 117.5 cm). Property of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Available for loan or purchase through Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.
Port-au-Prince, 1976. Acrylic on paper, 31 x 21 in. Permanent collection of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, New York. Image courtesy of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York.
Haiti #97 – Mirage Suspended, 1977. Airbrush acrylic on canvas, 48 x 29 in. (121.9 x 73.7 cm). Property of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Available for loan or purchase through Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.
Haiti #35, 1976. Acrylic on canvas, 55 1/4 x 96 in. Property of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Available for loan or purchase through Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.
Haiti #61, 1976. Acrylic on canvas. Property of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Available for loan or purchase through Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.
Haiti #4, circa 1974–1976. Acrylic on canvas, 53 x 76 in. Property of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Available for loan or purchase through Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.
Haiti #2 – Spray of Delight, circa 1974–1976. Acrylic on canvas, 69 x 114 in. Property of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Available for loan or purchase through Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.
Haiti #1, 1975. Acrylic on canvas, 68 x 104 in. Property of the Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Available for loan or purchase through Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.
