OPENING RECEPTION: Who Were You, Who You Were

work in progress, accumulative hand-drawn triangles in sharpie on paper, 30 x 44 inches

Please enjoy a few snaps of my latest pieces that will be on view April 15 - July 15, 2016 at Café LuLu in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  An epicenter of badass broads (and gents) whom I consider family, I'm super-thrilled to share my most personal work to date in this space.

detail while in progress, Who Were You, Who You Were, repetitive hand-carved diamonds and archival ink stamped on paper, 30 x 31.5 inches, SOLD

My Milwaukee Babes, please come celebrate with me on Friday, April 15, during Bayview Gallery Night--I'll be basking in your presence from 5 - 9pm (at least).  Can't wait to steal a quick visit home. I'm excited to see you.

Detail Who Were You, Who You Were

Like I've said this work is very personal, and though I've been afforded the privilege, and very much enjoy, hiding behind the processes I employ, I may eventually have to refer to the narrative in this work. Not today, though!

Until Soon. Hope you have a fabulous day.

Detail of work in progress Darts, Heels, Pantyhose, 30 x 37 inches, $800

Your Shadow's Shadow, 30 x 40 inches, $650

Unrevealed: In Progress

"Lawrence", 2015, typewriter drawing on Rives BFK

In this series of portraits the subject's identity is obscured either by natural visual distortion or by the purposeful withholding of certain features, a result of my fascination with the way in which facial features can mutate into erratic and confusing landscapes. As my heavy handed drawing techniques in traditional media and linework urge cartoonish renderings, the sense of veracity that comes with portraiture was elusive.

Using my Sears Citation II manual typewriter as a drawing tool and a photograph of the subject as a framework, I challenged my instinct to rely on caricature but also found myself resistant to the ideals of traditional portraiture. Rather than seeking and depicting a blank truth, where facial features and body parts appear as expected, I was compelled to complete an exercise in neglecting the firmly cemented visual images in my head. Navigating through this imagery using this cumbersome yet delicate drawing tool within the delineated contours of the photographs allowed me to scatter my focus, working in one compartment at a time and allowing the images to form like sediment collecting, a slow build of overlapping marks and feeds through the typewriter until each was complete. Focusing solely on the difference in values and angles and not the expectations of visual truth, I was led back to the fundamental task of drawing what’s there.

June 2015

Unrevealed will be on view at Rush Mor Records in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 5 - June 30, 2015. Opening reception Friday, June 5, 5pm - 10pm--part of Bayview Gallery Night and Rollout, a family-friendly bike tour/interactive gallery night extravaganza sponsored by Rush Mor, Church of 2 Wheels and South Shore Cyclery. 

Here's a snippet of the limited edition poster I made commemorating Rollout 2015! There will only be 25 after the participating galleries/businesses get theirs, so make sure you snag one.  See you there!

Unrevealed at Rush Mor Records

I'm so excited to return to my homeland for two whole weeks! I'm honored to show my latest typewriter drawings at Milwaukee's longest running record shop (and my favorite) Rush Mor as part of Bayview Gallery Night.  Since it's summer in Milwaukee, and the city becomes exponentially awesome, the opening reception also coincides with Rollout, sponsored by Rush Mor, South Shore Cyclery and Church of 2 Wheels--a family-friendly BVGN bike tour (see all the details in the link). Yours truly will have a *super-secret* limited edition typewriter-drawn poster for sale honoring the ride! Can't wait to see you there!

Obscured Identities

This latest series of small typewriter-drawings is the result of my fascination with the strange ways the face mutates into remarkable and confusing landscapes, making for anonymous, unidentifiable portraits. The features that are cemented in our minds to appear a certain way transform and shift as natural distortion and the absence of certain features challenge what we are used to seeing. Working small is so satisfying; I'm learning to become less heavy-handed.

Dominic, 2015
typewriter drawing on Rives BFK
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Kyle, 2015
typewriter drawing on Rives BFK
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Lawrence, 2015
typewriter drawing on Rives BFK
SOLD

Madeline, 2015
typewriter drawing on Rives BFK
SOLD