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The paintings made for this show were ignited by a solicitation by Jennifer Borges Foster to participate in a show, A Good Line: Artists on Poems, to devise a painting based on a poem that I love. A cruel and invigorating challenge I can’t let go of still. I started with e.e. cummings and continued to choose poets that possess and inspire: Rainer Maria Rilke, Virginia Woolf, Wallace Stevens, Michael Ondaatje, Louise Glück and Ikkyu.
Gesso, shoe polish, pencil, acrylic and blood on panel.
2011. 16″x 20″
Gesso, shoe polish, carbon paper, blood, of the artist acrylic and watercolor on paper.
2011. 16″x 20”
Gesso, shoe polish, carbon paper, blood, acrylic and watercolor on paper.
2011. 7”x 7”
Gesso, shoe polish, carbon paper, blood, acrylic and graphite on paper.
2011. 7”x 5”
Gesso, shoe polish, carbon paper, blood, acrylic and watercolor on board.
2011. 14”x 11”
Carbon paper and blood on paper.
2011. 10”x 13”
Blood on paper.
2011. 4”x 4 5/8”
Blood and carbon paper on paper.
2011. 4”x 4 5/8”
The blood of the artist is a potent substance that resonates more than any pigment. I work with a medical professional to extract small amounts at a time and am myself a certified phlebotomist.