Abstract and Figurative sculptures with paint
The Paintures evolved during a period in my life in which I built three dimensional sculptures out of hundreds of layers of paint [Chromascapes 2007], with the goal to strip paint from its substrate–the canvas. I was inspired by the expressive nature of paint as a medium, the young children that I was teaching art to at the time, and the creative and make-do aesthetic of Folk and Outsider Art. I also grew up with horses-and know them intimately as animals, among my other pets and farm animals that I grew up with in the countryside of Northern Ireland. The Paintures are created from paint skins and scrapings affixed to metal armatures. All of the works in this series, including many that are not photographed and documented here, exist in private collections in Hawaii, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Acrylic and Oil Paint over Armature
Acrylic paint & Conte Crayon over Armature
Acrylic and Oil Paint Skins over Armature
Oil & Acrylic Paint Scrapings on Armature
Acylic Paint Scrapings on Armature
The Paintures evolved at a period in my life during which I built three dimensional sculptures out of hundreds of layers of paint [Chromascapes 2007]. With the goal to strip paint from its substrate–the canvas, I was inspired by the expressive nature of paint as a medium, the young children that I was teaching art to at the time, and the creative and make-do aesthetic of Folk and Outsider Art. I also grew up with horses-and know them intimately as animals, among the other pets and farm animals that I grew up with in the country side of Northern Ireland. The Paintures are created from paint skins and scrapings affixed to metal armatures.