paintings volume 2
In this group of paintings, I am especially interested in ferreting out instances of deviation from Victorian writing standards. These tiny gestures express an improvisatory spirit at odds with strict rules of stylistic conformity. Here one can see the human impulse to let the mind stray, with pen in hand. My handdrawn meandering lines play with appropriated text and scribbles within each painting.
Shenandoah
2008, oil on canvas, 45 x 45 inches
Smoke Signals
2008, oil on canvas, 45 x 45 inches. Private collection.
Speakeasy
2007, oil on canvas, 60 x 60 inches. Private collection.
Cavalcade
2008, oil on canvas, 42 x 60 inches. Crocker Art Museum.
Digress
2007, oil on canvas, 60 x 60 inches. Private collection.
Frontier
2007, oil on canvas, 72 x 60 inches. Private collection.
Skirting the Rules
2009, oil on canvas, 72 x 60 inches
L M N O P
2008, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 inches
Fits and Starts
2008, oil on canvas, 42 x 60 inches. Private collection.
Fair and Square
2008, oil on canvas, 48 x 52 inches
Phraseology
2007, oil on canvas, 60 x 84 inches. Yellowstone Art Museum.
Step on a Line
2008, 36 x 36 inches, oil on canvas. Private collection.