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TOWER PAINTINGS, 2007
These thirty-four spare abstract paintings, based on the structure of isolated observation towers, are inspired by paintings my reclusive father made in the Sixties. The small size (18" x 24") and pictorial language reference abstract easel paintings from the postwar era. Unlike me, my father worked fairly quickly and didn't agonize over specific colors or shapes. Yet his paintings – all easel-sized canvasboards - have a prepossessing brushwork and simple charm.
An artist book, with full-color images of the 34-panel series, some drawings, and an essay I wrote about my penchant for observation towers is available here. The book is Two Coats of Paint's inaugural ink-on-paper publishing project. All sales help support the blog. |
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Untitled, 6 2007 oil on canvasboard 18" x 24'
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Private collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
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