paintings volume 1
Based on my exploration of 19th-century vernacular penmanship, these works contain vestiges of elementary mark-making. Alphabets, signatures, equations, doodles serve as counterpoints to my looser treatment of line, edge and space. The text is merged into the overall atmosphere of the paint, resulting in works evoking both landscape and pages of books. While we think of doodles as free from any rules, one can see an indelible residue of proper penmanship. The tension between forced conformity and unfettered meandering plays itself out in these paintings.
Furlough
2005, oil on canvas, 84 x 60 inches. Private collection.
Alluvium
2006, oil on canvas, 60 x 60 inches. Private collection.
Wilhilmena
2006, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 inches. Oakland Museum of California.
Bricklayers Work
2006, oil on canvas, 48 x 52 inches
Of Slaters’ and Tilers’ Work
2007, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 inches. Private collection.
Of Painters’ and Glaziers’ Work
2006, oil & wax on canvas, 60 x 60 inches
For Mr. Rochester
2006, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 inches. Private collection.
Circumference
2006, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 inches. Boise Art Museum.
A is for Armadillo
2006, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches. Private collection.