Hear No Speak No See No

Acrylic, oil pastel and pencil on cradled plywood

24 x 16 in

61 x 40.6 cm

Live painted in a glassy, light and airy city library lobby during an artist demonstration to promote the annual Washington County (Oregon) open studios tour. Overheard some hushed and confidential conversation...small children appreciated the creatures ... and I began to call them “my little creepers”...yet another comparison to Picasso's Guernica.

The ongoing Super Ply series consists of black and white paintings on bare plywood. I begin with a random hand doodled abstract monotype on the bare wood, then paint with 2 small brushes and my hands. I add details with oil pastels and pencil. I usually work in silence alone in my studio, but some of these have been created live at art events and reflect the mood I sensed in the room. As a process painter, I allow each painting to develop organically so the character and context are not planned at all. Any text fragments - and the title - become clear at the end when the piece resolves itself.