Sketchbook gallery
i of vi
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oil, oil stick, pigment dust
22 x 32 in (56 x 81.5 cm)
(2019-2020)
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ii of vi
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oil, oil stick, charcoal dust, pigment dust
22 x 32 in (56 x 81.5 cm)
(2020-2021)
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The title captures what I was thinking at the time. Unknowing, as in unlearning; what is to be expected in a day. From COVID stress, to having to kids at home.
iii of vi
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oil, pigment dust
15 x 24 in (38.5 x 61 cm)
(2020-2021)
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Process: I began with unbleached white at the top and then added pigment dust to the wet surface. Then I scraped the surface side to side lightly mixing the two colors. This created an effect almost like striations in sedimentary rock that once had water flowing –– carving at the rock leaving it permanently scarred –– or to something beautifully sculpted.
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The blue area was blended with the upper area, merging them together. This was done with multiple wash layers. The final layer used more pigment that was less viscous than the previous layers. Making bolder marks.
iv of vi
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pigment stick & oil on canvas
15 x 24 in (38.5 x 61 cm)
(2020-2021)
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I remember struggling with this piece. I’m still not sure it’s completed. I was trying to create a gradation from light to dark with the darkest area having a built up texture.
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v of vi
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raw pigment & oil on canvas
15 x 18 in (38.2 x 45.7 cm)
(2020-2021)
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The Unknown, not wholly having to do with the cosmos, but what may or may not come next. To settle into the anxiety and embrace the uncertainty. To breathe it all in. These were the feelings I was thinking on.
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The cosmos is a good example of accepting what we do not know. Holding it in awe and moving forwards towards the hope of more answers that maybe are just around the next bend.
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As humans, this is something we need to embrace. We don’t have control over much and dwelling in that uncertainty that the unknown and unknowable will remain that way. But instead of hearing that as a barrier, we need to step into that space between spaces and embrace our position in the chaos.