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About the Images

One trick many artists use to jump start themselves over a painter’s block is to revisit old works for inspiration.  Such was the case with this series of travel drawings; drawings made to commemorate a twenty-one day trip to Paris and Vienna in December, 2006.

I began the process by tearing saved monotype prints which, for one reason or another, were not successful as large works, into smaller 4 x 6 inch sizes, dimensions equivalent to a picture post card.  Once torn, newer imaging possibilities presented themselves. 

As I worked into the altered prints, in some cases, the latent imagery suggested empirical experience.  In others, the intrinsic structure seemed to point toward a more subjective remembrance.  In both cases, I followed where the lines lead me; to, in essence, find and uncover the underlying structure of the drawing.

Information

With this series of images I bring a new perspective to the places I visited in December, 2006: Paris, Versailles, and Moulins, France, and Vienna, Austria.  All the drawings are small, no bigger than a postcard.  Each of the images portrays an indelible individual impression of my travels.

The works can be viewed at:

Gallery 510 in Dayton, Ohio

Exhibition Opening Friday, March 5, 2010

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