paintings volume 4

Exploring parallels between drawing/painting/handwriting/markmaking, this group of paintings magnifies intimate handdrawn marks into more explosive gestures. Bold brushy lines, derived from cursive letterforms, become conduits of space, providing glimpses into the many strata that lie beneath the surface of each painting. Several paintings open up and complicate the stripped down efficiency of texting acronyms.

Off-white, black and orange painting with 19th c. handwriting, text and gesture.

W8 for Me

2014, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches

Off-white, violet, and moss-green painting with 19th c. lettering, text and gesture.

RTBL

2014, oil on canvas on panel, 45 x 60 inches. Private collection.

Off-white, blue and green painting with 19th c. handwriting, text and gesture.

Exercise in Blue

2013, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches. Private collection.

Off-white and green painting with 19th c. handwriting, text and gesture.

Ere the Dove

2013, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches. Private collection.

Off-white, orange and grey-blue painting with 19th c. handwriting, signatures, lettering and gesture.

Hippity Hop

2012, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches

White, brown and green painting with 19th c. handwriting, signatures and gesture.

Range

2012, oil on canvas 36 x 44 inches

White, fuschia and orange painting with 19th c. handwriting, signatures and gesture.

Just Surprise Me

2012, oil on canvas, 30 x 35 inches. Private collection.

Off-white, red and blue painting with 19th c. handwriting, signatures and gesture.

Old Glories

2012, oil on canvas, 36 x 44 inches. Private collection.

Off-white, black and green painting with 19th c. handwriting, flourishes, gesture, and bird in nest.

Twitter

2012, oil on canvas, 36 x 44 inches

Off-white, ochre, red and blue painting with 19th c. handwriting, arithmetic and gesture.

Carpenter’s Language

2012, oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches

Green and off-white painting with 19th c. handwriting, signatures and gesture.

Word of Mouth

2012, oil on canvas, 36 x 44 inches

Off-white, black and brown painting with 19th c. handwriting, flourishes and stag-deer.

Underbrush

2012, oil on canvas, 36 x 44. Private collection.

White, black and yellow painting with 19th c. handwriting, signatures and gesture.

Winter Courtship

2013, oil on canvas, 30 x 35 inches

Off-white, orange and grey painting with 19th c. handwriting, text and gesture.

Roster

2012, oil on canvas, 36 x 44 inches. Private collection.

White, blue and orange painting with 19th c. handwriting, doodles and gesture.

Winter Recess

2012, oil on canvas, 36 x 44 inches. Private collection.

Off-white, red and yellow painting with 19th c. handwriting, signatures and gesture.

Subtext

2012, oil on canvas, 30 x 35 inches. Private collection.