Ground 7 Painting

Ground Part of an ongoing series of works using soils as my pigment and elevating soil to its aesthetic form revealing its true beauty. Ground is a series of artworks centered on the often-over-looked soil that we walk on, harvest from, and excavate. The word’s origin ‘grund’, is Old English meaning foundation or base. “... the soil of any one place makes its own peculiar and inevitable sense. It is impossible to contemplate the life of the soil for very long without seeing it as analogous to the life of the spirit.” - Wendell Berry (1977), The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture. As with all work in the series, Ground 7 is created using archival supports, and professional artist-grade materials. The support is a deep cradled wood frame that is ready to hang but stands freely, if desired giving a sculptural quality to these works. I prepare stable and adhesive painting pigment entirely from local soils and use them in these paintings. The paintings are then varnished and sealed to prevent erosion ('spalling') of the surface. The method of working is sustainable. These paintings focus on the powerful visual impact of the varied colors and textures found in a selection of different local soils. Ground is a process of discovery and exploration for me as a scientist and as an artist.

Painting:Soil on Cradled Wood Panel

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:6 W x 6 H x 1.6 D in

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