Storm Tharp
C.S.E Ghost
2024 gouache, ink, fabric dye, artist tape, linen tape on craft paper 49" x 40" (53" x 44" framed) Sold
Iris
2024 drypoint on handmade gampi, edition of 12 14" x 11" Available
L&D
2024 ink and gouache on butcher paper 36 1/4" x 72" Available
Mum
2024 drypoint on handmade gampi, edition of 12 14" x 11" Available
Peony VVG
2024 drypoint on handmade gampi, edition of 12 14" x 11" Available
Peony with Stripe
2024 drypoint on handmade gampi, edition of 12 14" x 11" Available
Tiger Lily
2024 drypoint on handmade gampi, edition of 12 14" x 11" Available
Midorigaoka (2020)
2022 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Mum with Jeffry Mitchell + Lee Ufan
2022 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Peche with Cardboard
2022 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
The Fox Hunt
2022 gouache and watercolor on paper 49" x 40" (53" x 44" framed) Available
The Harness (jpeg)
2022 gouache and watercolor on paper 49" x 37 1/2" Available
Heavy Duty
2022 gouache and watercolor on paper 49" x 40" Available
Summer Hours
2021 gouache and flashe on paper 75" x 49 3/4" Available
These Arrangements
2021 gouache and flashe on paper 75" x 49 3/4" On Hold
Dark Glasses
2022 gouache, flashe, and ink on paper 75" x 49 3/4" Sold
Man is Not a Bird
2021 gouache and flashe on paper 75" x 49 3/4" Available
Calligraphy
2021 gouache and flashe on paper 75" x 49 3/4" Available
The Garden Path
2022 gouache, fabric dye, flashe, and ink on paper 75" x 49 3/4" Sold
The Last Leaf (Sub)
2021 gouache and flashe on paper 75" x 49 3/4" Available
Map of the Universe (Pink Cloud)
2022 gouache, flashe, and ink on paper 75" x 49 3/4" Available
The Pink One
2021 gouache, flashe, watercolor, fabric dye, and lithography ink 75" x 49 3/4" Available
Yellow Spine
2021 gouache and flashe on paper 75" x 49 3/4" Available
Needs
2022 gouache on paper 49" x 40" Available
Cul-de-sac
2020 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Apology with Knee Pads (2011)
2020 gouache on paper 30" x 22 1/2" Sold
Ladd Ave
2019 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Sold
Brush in the Emptiness
2020 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Director
2020 gouache on paper 30" x 21 1/2" On Hold
Phyllis
2020 gouache on paper 30" x 22" On Hold
Stranger
2020 gouache on paper 30" x 21 1/2" Available
Himawari (For My Dad)
2020 gouache on paper 30" x 22 1/2" Sold
Fosse
2020 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Joaquin
2021 polystyrene, crack sealant, sewing pins, wire, wood, oil paint, and plaster 31" x 30" x 17 5/16" Available
Our Lady of the Flowers
2020 ink on paper, cut and secured in a mylar sleeve 30" x 22 1/2" Available
Seeking Fragrance Installation View
2020 Available
Seeking Fragrance Installation View
2020 Available
Jyoshiki Maku (Ishimura-za)
2019 gouache on paper 30" x 22 1/2" Available
Jyoshiki Maku (Morita-za)
2019 gouache on paper 30" x 21 1/2" Available
Jyoshiki Maku (Nakamura-za)
2019 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Tutaee
2020 gouache and graphite on paper 30" x 22 1/2" Sold
Her Smile and Her Hat (Spain)
2019 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Sleeper
2020 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Sold
Americaine
2019 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Sold
Lost Dog
2019 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Sold
Omar, Omar
2019 ink and gouache on paper 30" x 22" Sold
P
2019 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Rome (1991)
2019 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Rope of Sand
2019 ink and glue on gampi paper 31 1/4" x 21" Available
The Other Omar
2019 gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Shibori (Loner)
2019 ink, fabric dye, cotton, silk, and thread 85" x 71" Available
Shibori (Loner) (detail)
2019 ink, fabric dye, cotton, silk, and thread 85" x 71" Available
Comforts
2019 sumi and cochineal ink and glue on gampi Available
Tuesday
2019 ink on gampi paper 23 ½" x 18 ½" Available
Ma'at Mons installation
2018 Available
Passage to India
2017 monotype on paper 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Sorcerer
2017 monotype on paper 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Love You Babes
2017 monotype on paper 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
How It's Meant To Be
2017 monotype on paper 50" x 37 ½", 54 ½" x 42" (framed) Sold
Green Door
2017 monotype on paper 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Hayseed
2017 monotype on paper 75" x 50" (80 1/2" X 55 3/4") Available
Transit of Venus
2017 monotype on paper 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Wolves at the Door
2017 monotype on paper 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Sh_Mi_Ca
2017 monotype on paper each 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Mme. X
2017 monotype on paper 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Slant Rhyme
2017 monotype on paper 50" x 37 1/2" (54 1/2" x 42" framed) Sold
Thebe
2017 monotype on paper 50 x 37 1/2", 54 1/2" x 42" (framed) Sold
Oxalis (Cindy)
2017 monotype on paper 50" x 37 1/2" (54 1/2" x 42" framed) On Hold
The Walrus
2017 monotype on paper 50" x 37 1/2" (54 1/2" x 42" framed) Sold
Other's Words
2017 monotype on paper 50" x 37 1/2" (54 1/2" x 42" framed) Sold
Hex Triplet
2017 monotype on paper 50" x 37 1/2" (54 1/2" x 42" framed) On Hold
Inflammatory Writ
2017 monotype on paper 75" x 50" Available
Ma'at Mons
2017 monotype on paper 75" x 50" Available
Kimono
2017 monotype on paper 75" x 50" Available
Diver
2017 monotype on paper 85" x 50" Sold
Castlebuilding II
2017 monotype on paper 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Rival Family (Catbird)
2017 monotype 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Sunday Morning
2017 monotype 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
A New Wave
2017 monotype 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Revisions (Illusions)
2017 monotype 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Farmer John
2017 monotype 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Secret Life
2017 monotype 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Long Shadows (Spiritual Guidance)
2017 monotype 75" x 50" (80 1/2" x 55 3/4" framed) Sold
Figurine VII
2017 ink, fabric dye, and acrylic paint on paper 30" x 22", 31 3/4" x 24 1/4" (framed) Available
Figurine IX
2017 ink, fabric dye, and acrylic paint on paper 30" x 22", 31 3/4" x 24 1/2" (framed) Available
Figurine V
2017 ink, fabric dye, and acrylic paint on paper 30" x 22", 31 3/4" x 24 1/4" (framed) Available
Figurine X
2017 ink, fabric dye, and acrylic paint on paper 30" x 22", 31 3/4" x 24 1/4" (framed) Available
Figurine VIII
2017 ink, fabric dye, and acrylic paint on paper 30" x 22", 31 3/4" x 24 1/4" (framed) Sold
Figurine VI
2017 ink, fabric dye, and acrylic paint on paper 30" x 22", 31 3/4" x 24 1/4" (framed) Available
Beauty is Harsh 2
2017 acrylic on paper 30" x 22" (31 5/8" x 24 3/8" framed) Sold
Beauty is Harsh 1
2017 ink and acrylic on paper 30" x 22" (31 5/8" x 24 3/8" framed) Available
Beauty is Harsh 4
2017 ink and fabric dye on paper 30" x 22" (31 5/8" x 24 3/8" framed) Available
Beauty is Harsh 5
2017 ink on paper 30" x 22" (31 5/8" x 24 3/8" framed) Available
Beauty is Harsh 6
2017 ink and acrylic on paper 30" x 22" (31 5/8" x 24 3/8" framed) Available
Beauty is Harsh 7
2017 ink and fabric dye on paper 30" x 22" (31 5/8" x 24 3/8" framed) Available
Cadre
2017 ink, fabric dye, spray paint, acrylic paint and charcoal on paper 126" x 214" Available
Cadre 3
2017 ink, fabric dye, spray paint, acrylic paint and charcoal on paper 94" x 70" Available
Heaven's Door I
2016 gouache on paper 94" x 70" (97" x 74" framed) Sold
Heaven's Door V
2017 ink, gouache and fabric dye on paper 30" x 68" Available
Heaven's Door II
2016 gouache on paper 94" x 70" (97 5/8" x 74 3/16" framed) Sold
Heaven's Door III
2017 ink, gouache and fabric dye on paper 30" x 120" Sold
Heaven's Door IV
2017 ink, gouache and fabric dye on paper 92" x 68" Sold
Heaven's Door V
2017 ink, gouache and fabric dye on paper 92" x 68" (30" x 22" each) Available
Boy with Long Hair
2016 ink, gouache and fabric dye on paper 60" x 50 1/2" Sold
Kids, Dads
2016 ink, gouache, linen tape and glue on paper 60" x 50" (64" x 54" framed) Available
Sister
2016 ink, gouache, fabric dye, printmakers ink, newsprint and linen tape on paper 60" x 50" (64" x 54" framed) Available
Dog Day
2016 ink, gouache, fabric dye, glue and linen tape on paper 60" x 50" (64" x 54" framed) Available
Captive Audience
2016 ink, gouache, linen tape and glue on paper 60" x 50" (64" x 54" framed) Sold
Handsome
2015 ink and gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Hang Your Hat
2015 ink and gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Old Story
2015 ink and gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Spain
2015 ink and gouache on paper 30" x 22" Sold
Practice Effect
2015 ink and gouache, linen tape and glue on paper 30" x 22" Sold
The Future
2015 ink and gouache on paper 30" x 22" Sold
The Pines
2016 fabric dye on silk Available
The Pine of Success
2016 fabric dye on cotton Sold
The Spirit of Pine Sap
2016 fabric dye on silk Sold
Janus (Yves)
2014 gouache on paper 30" x 22" (35" x 1 1/5" x 27 3/8" framed) Sold
Not from Here
2014 oil on panel 53" x 42", collection of John and Karen Hoke Sold
Talk
2014 oil on panel 53" x 42" Sold
Friends Again
2013 gouache on paper 30" x 22" (35" x 1 1/5" x 27 3/8" framed) Sold
Plum Cosmos
2014 oil on panel 30" x 22" x 1 1/2" Available
50 Spring St. #3
2014 gouache on paper 30" x 22" (35" x 1 1/5" x 27 3/8" framed) Sold
RC V
2014 gouache on paper 30" x 22" (35" x 1 1/5" x 27 3/8" framed) Available
Raymond Chenoweth
2014 gouache on paper 30" x 22" (35" x 1 1/5" x 27 3/8" framed) Available
Eugène
2014 oil on panel 53" x 42 x 1 1/2" Sold
Figure With Corners
2014 oil on panel 53" x 42" x 1 1/2" Sold
Almost Here, Almost Gone
2014 gouache on paper 30" x 22" (35" x 27 3/8" framed) Sold
Habit Forming
2014 gouache on paper 30" x 22" (35" x 1 1/5" x 27 3/8" framed) Sold
Gorges (Reece Mews)
2013 gouache on paper 30" x 22" (35" x 1 1/5" x 27 3/8" framed) Sold
Untitled Untitled Untitled
2014 gouache on paper 30" x 22" (35" x 1 1/5" x 27 3/8" framed) Available
Leslie
2013 gouache on paper 30" x 22" (35" x 1 1/5" x 27 3/8" framed) Available
Transparent Things (New Work)
2014 gouache on paper 30" x 22" (35" x 1 1/5" x 27 3/8" framed) Sold
Shampoo
2014 gouache on paper 30" x 22" (35" x 1 1/5" x 27 3/8" framed) Available
Speaks For Itself
2014 gouache on paper 30" x 22" (35" x 1 1/5" x 27 3/8" framed) Sold
Tronie of a Man Who Looked Like His Parents
2013 gouache on paper 52 3/4" x 42" (framed) Sold
Joel & Tim
2010 ink, gouache and colored pencil on paper 68" x 86" (72 1/2" x 90 1/2" framed) Available
Speaker '77
2010 ink, gouache and colored pencil on paper 58" x 86" (63 3/4" x 91" framed) Available
Crêpe de Chine
2010 ink and gouache on paper 25 7/8" x 34 1/4" Sold
Guts
2012 fabric, glass, bronze, wood, paint and steel 64" x 20" x 20" Sold
Castlemountain
2012 fabric, glass, bronze, wood, paint and steel 64" x 20" x 20" Available
Apology with Bolster
2012 fabric, glass, bronze, wood, paint and steel 64" x 20" x 20" Available
Young & Old
2012 fabric, glass, bronze, wood, paint and steel 64" x 20" x 20" Available
Strut with Collar & Crossed Legs
2012 fabric, glass, bronze, wood, paint and steel 64" x 20" x 20" Sold
Saint Non
2012 fabric, glass, bronze, wood, paint and steel 64" x 20" x 20" Available
Heel
2012 cast polished bronze 6" x 3" x 4 3/4" Available
Grande Odalisque
2012 fabric, wood and paint 24" x 8" x 4" Available
Spring Picture (Peonies & Plaid Sleeve)
2012 ink, gouache, fabric dye, and gold leaf on paper 34 1/2" x 26 3/4" Available
Spring Picture (Aristocrat)
2012 ink, gouache and gold leaf on paper 34 1/2" x 26 3/4" Sold
Spring Picture (Athlete)
2012 ink and gouache on paper 34 1/2" x 26 3/4" Sold
Spring Picture (Castlemountain)
2012 ink, gouache and gold leaf on paper 34 1/2" x 26 3/4" Sold
Spring Picture (Guts & Heel)
2012 ink, gouache and gold leaf on paper 34 1/2" x 26 3/4" Available
Spring Picture (Jock with Veil)
2012 ink and gouache on paper 34 1/2" x 26 3/4" Sold
Spring Picture (Knee)
2012 ink and gouache on paper 34 1/2" x 26 3/4" Available
Spring Picture (Nude Beach)
2012 ink and gouache on paper 34 1/2" x 26 3/4" Available
Spring Picture (Singlet with Roses)
2012 ink and gouache on paper 34 1/2" x 26 3/4" Sold
Spring Picture (Slump with Black Stripe)
2012 ink, gouache and gold leaf on paper 34 1/2" x 26 3/4" Sold
Spring Picture (Strut with Collar)
2012 ink, gouache and gold leaf on paper 34 1/2" x 26 3/4" Available
Spring Picture (Yukata & Peonies)
2012 ink, gouache and gold leaf on paper 34 1/2" x 26 3/4" Available
Bokashi
2011 softground print 30" x 22" Available
Health (1)
2011 drypoint and chine-collé 33 1/8" x 25 5/8" Available
Health (2)
2011 drypoint and chine-collé 33 1/8" x 25 5/8" Available
Health (3)
2011 drypoint and chine-collé 33 1/8" x 25 5/8" Available
Health (4)
2011 drypoint and chine-collé 33 1/8" x 25 5/8" Available
Health (5)
2011 drypoint and chine-collé 33 1/8" x 25 5/8" Available
Health (6)
2011 drypoint and chine-collé 33 1/8" x 25 5/8" Available
Health (7)
2011 drypoint and chine-collé 33 1/8" x 25 5/8" Available
Health (8)
2011 drypoint and chine-collé 33 1/8" x 25 5/8" Available
Young People
2011 lithograph 30" x 88" Available
The New Guy
2012 ink, gouache and colored pencil on paper 34" x 25 1/2" Sold
Indienne
2011 ink, gouache and colored pencil on paper 34" x 25 1/2" Sold
Abstract Painter with Ginger Pot
2010 ink, gouache and colored pencil on paper 68" x 42 1/2" Sold
Abstract Painter with Peony
2010 ink, gouache, charcoal and colored pencil on paper 68" x 42 1/2" Sold
Blue Bird
2010 ink, gouache and colored pencil on paper 63 5/8" x 47 3/8" Sold
Bun
2010 ink, gouache and colored pencil on paper 63 3/4" x 91" Sold
Perfect
2010 various pigments on paper 13" x 21" Sold
High House
2010 ink, gouache, fabric dye on stretched paper. Installation for PICA's Time-Based Art Festival 77 3/4" x 174" Available
High House
2010 installation for PICA's Time-Based Art Festival Available
Sweater (Rabbit)
2010 colored pencil on paper 73 5/8" x 47 3/4" Available
My Pleasure 1
2011 ink and gouache on paper 30" x 22" On Hold
My Pleasure 2
2011 ink and gouache on paper 30" x 22" Sold
Islands I
2009 ink and gouache on paper 30" x 22" Sold
Islands 2
2009 ink and gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Blond
2009 ink and gouache on paper 30" x 22" Available
Nosebleed
2011 ink and fabric dye on stretched paper, 2 panels 84" x 33 3/4" Available
Man Behind a Desk
2010 ink, gouache and charcoal on paper 80 1/2" x 54 1/4" Sold
The Decorator
2010 ink, gouache, colored pencil, charcoal and gold leaf on paper 57 1/2" x 85" Sold
Groton House
2010 ink, fabric dye and colored pencil on paper 58" x 42 1/2" Sold
Realness
2010 ink and gouache on paper 16 1/4" x 13 7/8" Sold
The Cloud One
2010 ink and gouache on paper 34 1/4" x 25 7/8" Available
The Music Lovers
2010 ink and gouache on paper 22" x 30 1/2" Sold
Approaching Thunderhead
2009 ink on paper 53" x 42" Sold
Hey Stud
2009 collage with ink and gouache 35" x 26 1/2" Unavailable
Dark Glove
2009 ink, gouache, colored pencil, on paper, fabric dye and ink on stretched paper 63 3/4" x 109" Sold
Enterlaughing
2009 ink, acrylic ink, fabric dye, gouache and radiant concentrated water color 36" x 70" Sold
Fireplace Road
2009 ink on paper 74" x 70" Sold
Vreeland
2010 gouache and acrylic ink on stretched paper 24 1/2" x 36" Available
Dolores
2009 ink, gouache, colored pencil, graphite, and charcoal on paper 68" x 42" Sold
Jodie Jill
2009 ink, gouache, colored pencil, on paper 58" x 42" Sold
Miss Cloud
2009 ink, gouache, colored pencil, graphite, on paper 58" x 42" Sold
Pigeon (after Shunsen)
2009 ink, gouache, colored pencil, graphite, and charcoal on paper 58" x 42" Sold
Strangers Comin
2009 ink, gouache, colored pencil, graphite, charcoal and fabric dye on paper 58" x 42" Sold
Dolores (test)
2009 ink, gouache, colored pencil, graphite, and charcoal on paper Sold
Miss Cloud (test)
2009 ink, gouache, colored pencil on paper 26 7/8" x 16 7/8" Sold
Robbers
2009 ink, gouache, fabric dye on paper 35 1/2" x 50 1/2" Sold
Different Fathers
2008 ink, gouache and fabric dye on stretched paper 16" x 56" Available
'Where Are We Are' and 'The Dog & Its Tail' (exhibition view)
2008 Available
Drawing to a Close (video still)
2008 video 5 minutes and 20 seconds Available
Grey Room (video still)
2008 DVD edition of 20 Available
The Dresser (sftkbdp)
2008 mixed media 94" x 202" x 137" Available
The Dresser (sftkbdp) (detail)
2008 mixed media 94" x 202" x 137" Available
Twins at a Funeral
2008 ink, gouache and colored pencil 62" x 91" Sold
Snakes
2008 Wood, Paint Sold
Silent Movie 3
2007 charcoal on paper 44 1/2" x 36 1/2" Available
John Lovely
2007 charcoal, ink, and gouache on paper 26" x 22 1/2" Sold
Diane Keaton as My Mother (in the Movie)
2008 ink, gouache, and colored pencil on paper 98 1/2" x 51 3/4" Available
Clearly Elsewhere
2006 ink and gouache on paper 48" x 39" Sold
Where Are We Are
2008 ink, gouache, and colored pencil 60 3/8" x 48 3/4" Sold
Cuckoo's Nest
2006 ink on paper 21" x 21" Sold
Counselor
2006 ink, gouache and charcoal on paper 53" x 42" Sold
Eau de Toilette
2006 ink and gouache on paper 53" x 42" Sold
Einstein
2006 ink, gouache and colored pencil on paper 59 1/2" x 48" Sold
Jerimiah Puckett
2006 ink, colored pencil and graphite on paper 53" x 42" Sold
Rare Bird
2006 ink, gouache, colored pencil and gold leaf on paper 53" x 42" Sold
The Duke of Albuquerque
2006 ink and gouache on paper 53" x 42" Sold
Thin Ann (After Evelyn)
2006 ink, gouache and colored pencil and graphite on paper 53" x 42" Sold
The Ex-King
2006 ink and gouache on paper 53" x 42" Sold
Siamese
2006 ink and gouache on paper 26" x 25 3/4" Sold
The Dalles
2006 ink and gouache on paper 24" x 36" Sold
F.I.T.S.O.A. 2
2006 ink on paper 28 1/2" x 41 1/8" Available
Yonder Stands the Sinner
2006 ink on paper 24" x 36" Sold
Bather I
2005 ceramic, paper and wood 14 3/4" x 11 5/8" x 10 1/2" Sold
Bather II
2005 ceramic, paper and wood 13" x 12" x 10 5/8" Sold
Maybelline
2005 sculpture 46" x 50" x 36" Available
Untitled
2004 gouache and acrylic on paper 46 1/4" x 81" Sold
Lilac Opening, Ships, a Landscape
2004 oil on canvas 30 1/8" x 36" Sold
Untitled
2004 oil on canvas 54" x 46" Sold
That That
2005 Ceramic, paper and wood 11.25" x 10.5" x 9.25" Sold
Once From the Well
2005 ink on paper 70 1/2" x 48" Sold
Untitled
2004 2004 61 1/2" x 79" Sold
Untitled
2004 gouache and ink on paper 59 1/2" x 52" Sold
Untitled
2004 oil on canvas 46" x 44" Sold
Mix Tape (Brief Smile)
2003 silk and beads 2 1/2" x 480" Sold
Untitled (Secession II)
2002 ink and gouache on paper 17" x 14" Sold
Exhibitions
- Seattle Art Fair 2024 - July 25, 2024
- Summer Ritual - July 3, 2024
- Seattle Art Fair 2023 - July 27, 2023
- Easy Breezy - August 2, 2022
- Seattle Art Fair 2022 - July 21, 2022
- In This Garden - May 22, 2022
- PDX Visits Lostine | July 16 - 26, 2021 - July 26, 2021
- Walking - July 1, 2021
- The Color of Breathlessness - June 2, 2021
- Seeking Fragrance - September 2, 2020
- Seattle Art Fair 2019 - August 1, 2019
- IT'S SUMMER ! - July 2, 2019
- Encounters - August 28, 2018
- Ma'at Mons - February 28, 2018
- Seattle Art Fair 2017 - August 3, 2017
- PDX -> PDT - July 7, 2017
- Dislocation - July 5, 2017
- PDX HOLIDAY BOX - November 29, 2016
- Love is a Pink Cake - November 29, 2016
- Seattle Art Fair 2016 - August 4, 2016
- A Stand of Pine in a Tilled Field: 21 Years at PDX - July 5, 2016
- Color - December 2, 2015
- Seattle Art Fair 2015 - July 30, 2015
- Miami Project 2014: Midtown Miami, Wynwood District - December 2, 2014
- Tiger - September 30, 2014
- No Show - April 15, 2014
- I Never Complained About the Past: New Work / New Year - December 31, 2013
- Holding a Peach - September 4, 2012
- oomph [ʊmf]: enthusiasm, vigor, or energy. sex appeal - May 31, 2011
- Hercules - June 1, 2010
- New Drawings - June 2, 2009
- ARM & ARM - November 1, 2008
- We Appeal to Heaven - January 2, 2007
- The Black Show - March 8, 2005
- Drawing - November 19, 2002
Statement
I've come to regard my work as representational - in a rather liberal assignment of the word. The portrait, the contour and the field are in reference to the senses, the intellect, and the uncanny. The work elicits meaning or feeling that is recognizable. Abstraction and representation walk hand in hand and share the same body.
When making choices with materials, my instincts, and strategies are at play. However, there is never one, singular, organizing principal. In my figurative work, the primary interest has been to unfold various traditions of painting and sculpture into my own, emerging with something altogether new. It involves fumbling around in the dark while simultaneously maintaining the driving projection of where I want the work to land and reflect what I believe in. If one portrait imbues an entire life story, the colorfield works exercise an emotional code of unraveling that story. And in this way, I believe the portrait and the field are equivalent; like twins from different fathers.
CV
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