This piece was created for the 2018 Portland Love Show. Mainly acrylic on a reclaimed “scratch” canvas with hits of graphite and conte.
Instead of thinking of an idea, I let the idea reveal itself and develop in the process. The scratch canvas provided a variety of unrelated marks, colors and shapes from previous studies and brush cleaning. Reacting to the marks, and shapes I was able to see elements and bring them out as they related to the show’s theme: Love. Loaded images and statements, some harder to see than others, are found throughout the piece.