Large Monoprints (more to come)

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1995 and 1996 radically changed my practice of, and my thinking about Art.



I was tired of straight forward 'Realism.' By that time I had been an illustrator for more than 15 years, and could draw anything I wanted. As I walked in the city I began to see beauty in the sidewalk cracks, and felt inspired by the persistence of the plants growing in them. "Nature can be resisted, but never tamed." The contrast fascinated me and I decided to try 'printing' several patches of cracked concrete.

I showed 10 of these large, enigmatic canvases at a public Art Gallery in September of 1996. And in 1998, I was an Artist in Residence, demonstrating my technique at 'The Works,' Art Festival .