Collage and paint
The “poulpes” are the most recent abstract collages. They are inspired by the poem Océan de Terre by the French surrealist poet Guillaume Apollinaire. “Poulpes”(from the poem) is the French word for octopi, which informs the compositions and colors of the pieces. The collages are a combination of images and text from art magazines, custom laser-printed text and images, nautical charts, and paint.
Poulpes 1 2019, collage and paint on paper, 22" x 28"
Poulpes 2 2019, collage and paint on paper, 22" x 28"
Poulpes 3 2019, collage and paint on paper, 22" x 28"
Une Mer 2019, collage and paint on paper, 11" x 14"
work in progress
I Have Built a House 2019, collage and paint on paper, 11" x 14"
Océan de Terre 2019, commercially printed T-shirts, laser printed fabric, paint, wax and chalk on board, 87” x 144”
Sculpture
The “poulpes” and tree forms were extended into three dimensional space using wood moldings, tree limbs, furniture parts, books, wax and paint.
Untitled 2020, wood and paint, 48" x 31" x 5"
Bookcase 2019, wood and books, 86.5" x 6"x 5.5" and Rule of Four 2019, wood, packing crate label, metal and wax, 53" x 29"x 10"
Object for Contemplation 2018, wood, books and beeswax, 52" x 48" x 8" (private collection)
Barbizon 2019, wood books, beeswax and paint, 36" x 50" x 5"
Basic Readers 2019, wood, books and beeswax, 42" x 44" x 5"
Canada 2019, wood, books and beeswax.
White Edifice 2020, wood, plastic, books, paint and wax. 21.5" x 24" x3"
Tree series collages with paint
The Tree Series is an ongoing body of work that has compositions loosely based on the abstracted silhouette of a tree. The compositions use a matrix of vertical and horizontal “lines” appropriated from 20th century modernism to define the structure. Media include collage from art magazines, custom printed material, thrift store t-shirts and leisure shirts, and paint. Please contact me for availability and pricing.
Concordance 2018, fabric, paper, paint, wax on board, 51" x 80"
Bluebird 2018, printed and painted fabric on board, 27" x 38"
She Was the Universe 2018, printed paper, collage and paint on board, 27" x 36"
Tree 1 2016, fabric and paint, 32" x 48"
Surrealist Manifesto 2018, digital collage, 19.5" x 27"
Medieval Tree 2017, collage and paint on paper, 24" X 24"
Untitled 2020, collage and paint on paper, 22" x 28"
Color Harmony # 19 2017, collage and paint on paper, 28" x 36"
Surf 2018, commercial t-shirts, fabric, paint and wax on board, 32" x 48"
Primae 2019, collage and paint on paper, 11" x 14"
Color Harmony # 11, collage and paint on paper, 14" x 11"
Newman 2019, commercial t-shirts and paint on board, 12" x 12"
Ab Ex Tree 2019, collage and paint on board, 24" x 24"
Tree 2, 2016-17 78" x 144" Commission for the Strata East lobby, Allentown, PA