[4]: 5 In the early 1970s Albrecht turned away from the human form and began looking at the landscape, her garden, and arranging natural objects on coloured backgrounds.
[4]: 9 During the 1970s Albrecht's work became more and more abstracted, although it often still began with observations of the landscape,[1] making studies in places like Auckland's West Coast and Manukau Harbour.
[4]: 10 Art historian Linda Gill notes that as Albrecht's paintings became more abstracted, her titles – originally prosaic, such as Table-Cloth with Curtain – became 'as poetic as her use of colour: Grey Ledge, Winged Spill, Storm Swell, Fritillary, Cushioned Fall, Penumbra.
[5]: 10 In 1980, after a year spent travelling in Europe and the United States, Albrecht produced works that directly referenced European painters and the history of art rather than her surroundings, with titles such as After Piero, Giotto's Blue and Lunette (for Fra Angelico).
[7]: 69 For a 1985 solo project at Auckland City Art Gallery, Albrecht made four works referring to the seasons.
[8] Albrecht received grants from the QE II Arts foundation in 1976, 1978 and 1986, and travelled and worked extensively in the United States.