– 4 7 ) ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁City ▁College ▁( 1 9 4 7 – 4 8 ). ▁She ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁California ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁( 1 9 5 0 – 5 2 ), ▁where ▁she ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁pain ters ▁Edward ▁Cor b ett , ▁Hass el ▁Smith , ▁El mer ▁B isch off , ▁and ▁David ▁Park . ▁She ▁started ▁showing ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Her ▁vig or ously ▁gest ural , ▁often ▁black - and - white ▁paint ings ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁are ▁grouped ▁with ▁work ▁by ▁other ▁West ▁Coast ▁second - gener ation ▁Abstract ▁Expression ists ▁such ▁as ▁Joan ▁Brown , ▁Jay ▁De Fe o , ▁and ▁Son ia ▁Ge ch to ff . ▁St y list ically , ▁her ▁work ▁from ▁this ▁period ▁shows ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁both ▁West ▁Coast ▁Abstract ▁Expression ism ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁School . ▁Of ▁her ▁own ▁work ▁from ▁this ▁period , ▁Fen ich el ▁has ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁Abstract ▁Expression ism ▁" with ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁drawing ▁in ▁it ." ▁ ▁Unable ▁to ▁support ▁herself ▁with ▁her ▁painting , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁photograph ers ' ▁sty list ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁director ▁and ▁cost ume ▁designer ▁for ▁mov ies . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁art ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁film ▁L ucky ▁Lady ▁st arring ▁L