Image Purgatory, 2020, (5) approx. 2 x 2 ft, Oil Pastel on Paper
Print (left) is 11 x 14 in
Drawing (right) is approx. 3 x 3 ft
I began this series by creating a drawing using a photographic reference. The second drawing is a blind contour of the first drawing, the third a blind contour of the second, etc. Each drawing became progressively distorted and unlike the original. As a result, these four drawings live in an "in-between" state, caught between the original reference and a definite end. The process of translating this image multiple times is comparable to retelling an old story, or recalling a memory; information shifts with each new version of the original.
Untitled, 2019, 28 x 27 in, Graphite on Paper
In the Pantry, 2020, 9 x 12 in, Graphite on Paper
