Truth or Dare

Acrylic, oil pastel and pencil on cradled plywood

24 x 16 in

61 x 40.6 cm

So many questions balancing the here and now presence to answer, engage, be truthful, entertain vs. the presence with the work growing under my fingers channeling from the other to the moment of the now like a puppet without strings riding in a dark shadow ... tuna kitchen.

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.