Port Said

24"x24"x1.5" gallery wrapped canvas.
 
Port Said began with a single torn piece of collage paper placed in the upper-right portion of the composition. That small fragment became the spark for the entire painting. I built and rebuilt the surface through layers of acrylic color, oil pastel marks and collage, searching for balance and color harmony until the final composition emerged. Look closely and the paper fragments become part of the visual rhythm rather than simply sitting on top.
 
Materials used:
Acrylic paint — including heavy-body acrylics Golden / Liquitex acrylics where applicable
Pencil / graphite drawing and mark-making
Oil pastels
Collage paper
Stencils
Spray paint
Posca / paint markers
Layering and overpainting
Scraping / revealing earlier layers
Drips, marks, lines and gestural applications
Texture and found-material elements