Danish artist Per Kirkeby

This is an interesting painter in that he was educated as a geologist and his work reflects those interests.  The paintings are built up in layers and resemble geological processes.  He was initially involved with the Fluxus group in the '60's, doing performance pieces,  but began painting in this manner in the early 70's.  His mark making derives from abstract expressionists but his work lacks the ego-centric focus inward of that era.  Kirkeby is a prolific painter, printmaker, and sculptor, and his work is in museums around the world. 

Per Kirkeby

Altered Sketchbook

I recently started a new project, an altered sketchbook that I will be using as a way to brainstorm ideas.  The sketchbook is something I'm trying not to over think but I am using intersecting patterns and juxtaposing differing/similar ones in this book.  I  am also toying with the idea of underlying structure and using layers to reveal the subsequent patterns. The darker images are essentially paintings made with dirt - I like the tactile nature and surprise of opening a book that has a dirt filled page.  Thanks for looking!

Most of these I would consider to be sketches, not that I will try to re-make them but I am just trying to work some things out in them,  size of the clusters, direction if any in the tracking etc. 

Also really need to explore more color...  I cut up a huge  drawing that didn't work to make a bunch of these.

Sending out this week to the show at Gallery RFD, check out their site www.galleryrfd.org/

Judy Pfaff - a favorite of mine.