The moon hangs full and heavy in these works, the central figures in the canvases seemingly tethered to its transportive energies—desire, fantasy, introspection, risk. In July Tree, two female figures appear in silhouette, a recurring motif in Parsons’ work, one that casts the body as both energy and form. A neck arched in pleasure, a lithe figure extending outside the frame— these are shadowy, sharp-edged presences, elusive as they are compelling. Amidst their charge sits the suggestion of the city at night, its structures and rhythms, the fullness of its promises and potency of its perils.