▁mixed ▁media ▁images , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁she ▁retired ▁from ▁active ▁production . ▁Many , ▁many ▁shows , ▁numerous ▁purch ases ▁by ▁museum s ▁and ▁private ▁collect ors , ▁and ▁accept ance ▁at ▁the ▁highest ▁levels ▁valid ated ▁her ▁career . ▁Additionally ▁during ▁this ▁time , ▁she ▁taught ▁drawing ▁and ▁l ith ography ▁at ▁John ▁Her ron , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁gift ed ▁and ▁tal ented ▁instruct or . ▁ ▁Her ▁work ▁only ▁seems ▁to ▁improve ▁with ▁ag ing , ▁becoming ▁more ▁accessible , ▁and ▁more ▁appreciated ▁as ▁her ▁unique ▁sens ib ilities ▁come ▁more ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁today ' s . ▁ ▁P aint ings ▁ ▁Block ' s ▁large , ▁abstract ▁expression ist ▁paint ings ▁were ▁the ▁corner stone ▁of ▁her ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁si xt ies ▁and ▁sevent ies . ▁These ▁large ▁paint ings ▁sold ▁very ▁well ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁ad orn ed ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁buildings ▁and ▁institutions ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁Trad itionally ▁abstract ▁expression ist ▁and ▁very ▁much ▁in ▁the ▁main stream ▁of ▁painting ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁these ▁large ▁can v ass es ▁today ▁have ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁anch oring ▁the ▁vie wer ▁firm ly ▁in ▁the ▁times . ▁ ▁Sp ending ▁several ▁weeks ▁each ▁winter ▁in ▁T uc son , ▁Arizona , ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁Maurice ▁Block ▁Jr ., ▁Am anda ▁grew ▁to ▁love ▁the ▁desert ▁land sc apes ▁and ▁strong ▁visual ▁attributes ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁desert ▁and ▁its ▁impact ▁upon ▁her