In this collection of paintings, I explore the city by making a painted version of my collage work. I use the cut-up esthetic of my paper collages and translate the information there. When working for a particular end, the actions over the plane of representation are methodic, slow and controlling. The idea or end-goal takes over, and in a way reduces the act of painting to a structural fill-in-the-blanc.
The Blue City, oil and acrylic on wood, four panels 3 x 4 ft. ea. 2015
Ranchos y Misses, oil on linen, 36 by 29 inches, 2008