This is a series of watercolor, drawings (some ink and pastel).  I like the combination of several images which for me speaks to the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.  Whether it’s form, light, imagery- the images on a given piece come together to tell something of a short story.

Drawings, Watercolors

3 dimensional wall hung (and free standing) sculptural paintings.  These unique works are made with cut out pieces of wood (typically Baltic birch plywood which makes them very sturdy), assembled with glue and screws and custom made steel frameworks (which are pretty cool in themselves) then painted.  They combine my interests in design and construction (albeit on a smallish scale) with my love of painting.

Sculpture-paintings

Paintings and Sculpture-paintings (3-dimensional wall hung pieces) of creatures on 4 legs.  Many of these come from my own family and several were commissions.  Please contact me at Peter@peterrroot.com to discuss a commission for you!

Furry Friends

A selection of small, quick watercolor and mixed media paintings and also Digital drawings; my ongoing studies of light, form and technical materials

Small Watercolors and Digital Drawings

Mainly but not entirely Portraits of people in my life.  Oil on canvas (with appropriate hanging hardware included)

Paintings on canvas

HACS (High Anxiety Can’t Sleep) Mainly small pieces, mainly watercolors, many portraits.  HACS is an acronym to name the insomnia that plagues me from time to time.  The portrait models were given the prompt: The expression you find on your face when you think of _____ (fill in the blank; tRump runs again, climate crisis, war in Ukraine, etc., etc., etc.).

HACS (High Anxiety Can’t Sleep) Portraits

These compositions are sort of a journal or documentation of things that catch my interest along my regular walks.  Many of them were completed in late 2020 and early 2021 though I continue to make them today.  I’m fascinated by and interested in patterns, textures, colors, and the juxtapositions of the various individual images emphasizes and highlights those elements.

Photo Assemblies

These are the working drawings for my sculpture-paintings.  They combine the final design ideas, engineering layout, tracing diagram, and assembly patterns for construction.  They are rough and fragile and are truly Working Drawings.

Peter Root