These four paintings were done in the past year. As I began this series, I wanted to capture two things in each painting. One, a unique ground in which the still life would be painted. Secondly, an intimate and intense replication of the objects before me.
To achieve the the painting ground I sought inspiration from aging materials, eroded rock and concrete being a constant resource. There something amazing about the way things fall apart. Smooth surfaces give way to supporting structures that lay beneath them. Often after the fluid paint drys I would cut into them, similar to the crack, or fault lines in concrete sidewalks. I took liberty with this in To all my Collectors, as a center piece to the painting I carved my name in a crown.
a kick ass thunder storm just started peace
