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Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 60 W x 84 H x 2.5 D in
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Unexpected events led to this piece. A piece was lost and then it was found and suddenly I had this giant blank oil canvas without a plan. It was like a huge terrifying ocean. I wasn’t sure where I would go. Usually with a big painting I have a framework or some parameters that I’m working with but in this case I set out with just one prerequisite: it has to be oil. Oil is, of course, an entirely different partner from acrylic. Acrylic is quick and straightforward whereas oil can be haughty and recalcitrant. Oil can give you everything or it can devolve into a dispiriting mess. Oil must be coaxed. It must be wooed. It takes so much more mental energy. One has to be “up for it” and have long stretches of time to devote to it. It was scary and maddening at times but by listening, waiting and trying again (instead of forcing and insisting which is high risk) I got to a new country. Depth and dimension are defined by the distinction between foreground and background. How far have I come? I see something up ahead. I’m going somewhere.
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:60 W x 84 H x 2.5 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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I make abstract paintings. Many of them are monochromatic color field pieces. Some of them are made using a brighter louder palette and some are quieter and neutral. My process can best be described as playful exploration in search of deeper connection. I work intuitively, intertwining properties of form, color and light into various arrangements that are intended to elicit an emotional resonance in the viewer. The work spans a range of emotions from quiet reflection to exuberant joy. In my quest to connect I use a variety of techniques and media. I am constantly drawn to experiment with new materials and new compositions. I feel that I am a conduit for my materials. I am in a dance with the paint. There is a slow drag of the brush across the canvas with oil. Waterborne media are faster and more dynamic, interacting with gravity for splashes and drips. I want my subconscious to bypass my ego and drive the work. This is why I paint; to discover something completely unplanned, surprising and beautiful. I studied Art History at Princeton, as well as painting, under Michael David, Harvey Quaytman and Heidi Gluck but particularly under the tutelage of Sean Scully who was my thesis show advisor. I studied Critical Theory under David Shapiro, himself a student of Meyer Shapiro, and and while I thoroughly enjoy a good critical shredding, in the end, art is good if you, the viewer, like it.
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