New Work: Hoping to Avoid a Second Wave #2

Hoping to Avoid a Second Wave #2

23.25” x 24.5

2020 

The Covid-19 numbers in Massachusetts were pretty low for much of the summer, but started inching up in August as people grow restless and want to socialize and travel in the warm weather. My family and I are being diligent and not taking risks unless we have to, but as I walk around my neighborhood and see big parties, I am filled with a range of feelings about it. This painting is trying to express visually what I'm feeling inside.

The series is created using monoprinted the textures of construction fences, combined with handpainting and stitching on fabric. The top whole cloth layer of the fence is stitched to the drop cloth foundation below. The fence “holes” are cut away so drop cloth pattern can be seen through the fence. The two layers of fabric are then stiffened, cut and shifted to create a fractured design.

More new in progress: Hoping to Avoid a Second Wave #2

These photos show as I cut away the colorful squares of the monoprint of a construction fence, leaving the grid on top of a drop cloth. There is just a little left to do before the next step of cutting and fracturing the whole into pieces, and stitching them back together, to express my feeling about people being reckless during the pandemic.

New Work About to be in Progress, Hoping to Avoid a Second Wave #2

This photo shows a colorful monoprint of a construction fence on top of a drop cloth, ready to be stitched together as one to become Hoping to Avoid a Second Wave #2. There’s lots to do and I’m ready to begin.

New Work: Hoping to Avoid a Second Wave #1

The Covid-19 numbers in Massachusetts were pretty low for much of the summer, but started inching up in August as people grow restless and want to socialize and travel in the warm weather. My family and I are being diligent and not taking risks unless we have to, but as I walk around my neighborhood and see big parties, I am filled with a range of feelings about it. This painting is trying to express visually what I'm feeling inside.

This piece is created using monoprinted the texture of a construction fence, combined with handpainting and stitching on fabric. The top whole cloth layer of the fence is stitched to the drop cloth foundation below. The fence “holes” are cut away so drop cloth pattern can be seen through the fence. The two layers of fabric are then stiffened, cut and shifted to create a fractured design.

Hoping to Avoid a Second Wave #1 measures 11.5" x 8.75".

Work in Progress: Hoping to Avoid a Second Wave

I started a new painting, and perhaps a new series, Hoping to Avoid a Second Wave. The Covid-19 numbers in Massachusetts have been pretty low for the past month or so, but are now starting to inch up as people grow restless and want to socialize during the summer. My family and I are still being diligent and not taking risks unless we have to, but as I walk around my neighborhood and see big parties, I am filled with a range of feelings about it. This painting is trying to express visually what I'm feeling inside.

These photos show work in progress, the actual painting so far (above), a photo of the painting a few days ago (bottom) that I printed out, cut up and taped together (below) in an experiment for my next steps before I cut it up and reassemble the actual painting and try not to screw it up.