Thursday, February 19, 2009

Three

I went off on a bit of a tangent and did these small square 24" x 24" paintings just using minimal color. I tried to work on them all together and imagined them all hanging in one group. I wanted to see how simple I could get them so from across the room they looked interesting and graphic but then upon closer examination the texture and the subtle markings would reveal themselves.

I write or scratch words in my pictures which are often metaphorical or mean nothing at all but they do give the "idea" of communication even though it is vague. A word is so specific and actually really powerful so I tend to use ones that are obtuse or diluted by an overlay of texture or even upside down or backwards. 


black and white squares



7 comments:

Leslie Avon Miller said...

Intriguing.

Diane McGregor said...

Love the mix of pattern and imagery. I think the 3 work very strongly together. I also like the sequence you've put them in -- going from the small stripes, to larger stripes, then to the grid. Very nice.

Mary Buek said...

Love the b & w.

A COLLAGE A DAY said...

enjoy your work!!

Pamela Farrell said...

beautiful, rich, and, well, sometimes it pays g go off on tangents!

layers said...

I love your black and white pieces and your description of how and why you try to put vague symbols of language in them.

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