Oh Babe, What Would You Say? Artwork

This abstract expressionist piece of art is wild and free, chaotic but somehow holding together, somewhat sculptural, like bas-relief. It's on relatively thin plywood, cradled by sturdy pine, and framed in hemlock lattice. It is strung with wire for hanging, and is securely on my wall as of now, hung on sheetrock with one nail, which may or may not be in a stud, so hanging it is easy and carefree. This piece is almost entirely reactionary, each element responding to earlier elements. When colors seemed too strong, I tamed them with applications of white paint. The idea was to create balance from chaos, but in this case, a relationship formed between the white oval and the pink one. They started to converse, and eventually reached an agreement. In process, I apply a layer of joint compound to a panel of wood, sculpting it with a palette knife while still wet. After a day, the joint compound is dry, and I either start making marks with clear acrylic medium, (which forms a hidden resist that dictates later marks) or with graphite, or both. As the days continue, colors are added, which the joint compound absorbs and changes. Each step requires patience to wait for the colors to dry. This allows me way too much time to deliberate about what happens next. The work is consistently pushed past the 'beauty point' and wrestled back. A painting like this is done when the viewer's eye can both rest and contemplate, and also ceaselessly bounce around within the composition. Whatever the case, all it takes is for you, the viewer, to like it, and want to have it in your life.

Mixed Media:Acrylic on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:24 W x 36 H x 1.5 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.