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). Estate of Sheila Isham, New York. Image courtesy of Hollis Taggart Gallery, New York.
Haiti #97 – Mirage Suspended, 1977. Airbrush acrylic on canvas, 48 x 29 in. (121.9 x 73.7 cm). Estate of Sheila Isham, New York
Haiti #35, 1976. Acrylic on canvas, 55 1/4 x 96 in. Estate of Sheila Isham, New York
Haiti #4, circa 1974–1976. Acrylic on canvas, 53 x 76 in. Estate of Sheila Isham, New York
Haiti #2 – Spray of Delight, circa 1974–1976. Acrylic on canvas, 69 x 114 in. Estate of Sheila Isham, New York
Haiti #1, 1975. Acrylic on canvas, 68 x 104 in. Estate of Sheila Isham, New York
