Los Angeles, California.- CB1 Gallery is pleased to present “Paradise Notwithstanding”, new paintings by Lisa Adams, on view at the gallery through January 15th 2012. This is Lisa Adams’ first exhibition. Lisa Adams’ new paintings continue her exploration of two worlds, that of decay and that of possibility. The place that she conjures through this juxtaposition is one that comes to terms with the coexistence of the real and the ideal. “It’s a vision of imperfection’s guiding light,” says the artist. Just as decay and possibility come together in Lisa Adams’ work for “Paradise Notwithstanding”, the new paintings are completely fluent in both the language of abstraction and of representation. This balance, and tension, leads viewers to explore the varied possibilities within each work, with visual iconography including water features, flora elements, atmospheric texture, and color fields.