Collage/Painting
I work with found images. I use the image, or images, as a primary figure ground and then overlay the image on backgrounds of found 2-D textures, or small abstract fields, that I create. I photograph my collage on my copy stand. After the film is processed, I project the slide onto my canvas.
Artists who have had a great influence on my work are Tom Wesselman, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, classic Disney (Snow White, Fantasia), and animator Max Fleischer; but my greatest influence is Philip Pearlstein and his close cropped compositions.
Photographs
Using my iPhone, I try to bring a painterly approach to my photographs. This site is a work in progress. Enjoy the images of my art; I regularly update the site with new work. Stay tuned.
Thanks for dropping by,
John
