A Series of 6

This series of 6 paintings (4 are 2' square, and 2 are 3' square) began in the summer of this year, and are still being addressed at least three times a week, as the dry time of oil paint allows. This theme and aesthetic is not new, and these paintings are all following a very similar pattern, yet they all diverge from one another as the conditions of the composition change each week. For some time, this work stood apart from the drawn lines and points of the observed grid compositions, but the similarities are more rooted than I ever anticipated.

Each of these canvases began with the same pattern of lines and shapes drawn in pencil on the blank white gesso, they also have the same color palate, and they are all being painted at the same time (though some began before others). However, the slightest variations in size and surface condition have required a customized approach, setting each canvas on an individual path that becomes more and more pronounced as they continue. Now, it is obvious that these paintings are also subject to chaos, though they present such a solid and centered pattern.