The first painting in the 1980’s, was a schematic radial roygbv that was repeatedly screen printed on clear vinyl circles with vinyl ink for use in the Universe work of that period. Quickly the precise schematic morphed into free hand acrylic marking. These markings were not only effective as a way to mentally review the construction process but were the genesis of the later multi-panel abstract and landscape paintings. Pieces such as Red Plume and Enough [see eccentric progressions] showed how effective layering two or more surfaces could be but it was not until some particularly traumatic life experience around 1994 that I used the technique for truly expressive purposes. Not Me was one of the first examples.
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