Pigment stick on raw canvas, manually distressed with brushes, a pressure washer, and hand-work.

Sunsets at Sunset

Washes of acrylic inks were applied and removed with a pressure washer. Layers of pigment stick and charcoal create pronounced, abstract forms.

Random Motion

Acrylic paint and ink, charcoal, pigment stick, and pencil on raw canvas.

Over and Under

Pigment sticks were applied and removed to develop an aged texture, on raw canvas

Everything Good and Holy

Pigment stick, acrylic inks, and charcoal were layered and removed from the canvas with a pressure washer. The resulting stains and textures create a surface that is contemporary yet profoundly aged.

Generative Fill

These found skateboard deck components had been dyed, cut, sanded, and shaped in a wide range of ways. By assembling these varied pieces I created a surface that looks organic yet decisive. 

  
Awarded Honorable Mention at the Art Garage (2023) in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Wood and Glue

Acrylics, pigment sticks, charcoal, and other media were applied and removed with a pressure washer, developing a surface that looks far older than its true age.

Kitchen Sink II

Acrylic ink washes are layered with pigment stick, on raw canvas.

Fluoxetine

For each cell, a penny was flipped. A "head" resulted in the corresponding cell being filled. Starting from the bottom, I got nine consecutive "head" flips. The penny is affixed in the top right corner with pigment stick.

Heads or Tails

A range of media (including pigment sticks, acrylics, and charcoal) were applied and removed with heat and pressure washing. Note the blank void near the right edge, which was achieved by using a pressure washer to blast away dried acrylics.

Hardness, Radius

Grid (Green)

Pigment stick, acrylic ink, and charcoal applied to raw canvas.

Flashpoint

Pigment stick, silver leaf, and other materials distressed with sanding, pressure washing, and other techniques.

Entropy

Heavily applied pigment stick, distressed with heat and pressure washing

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