Foothold

A visual record of the process of me finding my foothold in the medium of oil and cold wax.

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Abstract expressionist oil painting featuring textured palette knife strokes in vibrant red, white, and light blue.
Abstract expressionist oil painting featuring textured palette knife strokes in vibrant red, white, and light blue.
Abstract expressionist painting with bold burgundy brushstrokes, black lines, and white accents on a yellow background.
Abstract expressionist painting with bold burgundy brushstrokes, black lines, and white accents on a yellow background.
Abstract expressionist painting with textured strokes of blue, white, and burgundy oil paint on canvas.
Abstract expressionist painting with textured strokes of blue, white, and burgundy oil paint on canvas.
Abstract expressionist painting with vibrant purple textures and bold orange and red palette knife strokes.
Abstract expressionist painting with vibrant purple textures and bold orange and red palette knife strokes.
Textured abstract oil painting with blue, white, and orange impasto brushstrokes suggesting a landscape.
Textured abstract oil painting with blue, white, and orange impasto brushstrokes suggesting a landscape.

What does an act of translation, recording, or reproduction carry forward What does it lose?

Abstract oil painting of a purple tree trunk with gold and ochre textured background.
Abstract oil painting of a purple tree trunk with gold and ochre textured background.
Abstract oil painting with blue, green, and yellow expressive brushstrokes and textured splatters.
Abstract oil painting with blue, green, and yellow expressive brushstrokes and textured splatters.
Abstract oil painting featuring textured brushstrokes of purple, teal, and peach in a floral landscape style.
Abstract oil painting featuring textured brushstrokes of purple, teal, and peach in a floral landscape style.
Abstract expressionist oil painting with textured brushstrokes in white, purple, red, and black.
Abstract expressionist oil painting with textured brushstrokes in white, purple, red, and black.
Abstract expressionist painting with textured palette knife strokes in magenta, gold, and white.
Abstract expressionist painting with textured palette knife strokes in magenta, gold, and white.
Abstract expressionist painting with red, yellow, and blue splashes on a white textured canvas.
Abstract expressionist painting with red, yellow, and blue splashes on a white textured canvas.

The medium holds history visibly — earlier layers ghost through later ones, incised marks reveal what's underneath.

A triptych of abstract expressionist paintings featuring layered textures in cream, teal, and blue.
A triptych of abstract expressionist paintings featuring layered textures in cream, teal, and blue.
Abstract expressionist painting featuring textured layers of beige, gold, and dark navy blue oil paint.
Abstract expressionist painting featuring textured layers of beige, gold, and dark navy blue oil paint.

The surface becomes an archaeological record of its own making.

Abstract expressionist painting featuring textured splashes of red, white, and cream acrylic paint on canvas.
Abstract expressionist painting featuring textured splashes of red, white, and cream acrylic paint on canvas.
Textured abstract expressionist painting featuring layers of purple, blue, and white acrylic paint with palette knife
Textured abstract expressionist painting featuring layers of purple, blue, and white acrylic paint with palette knife
Textured abstract oil painting with blue, white, and gold impasto palette knife strokes.
Textured abstract oil painting with blue, white, and gold impasto palette knife strokes.
Abstract mixed media painting featuring purple scribbles, black geometric shapes, and textured beige layers.
Abstract mixed media painting featuring purple scribbles, black geometric shapes, and textured beige layers.
Abstract oil painting with thick impasto texture in white, purple, and blue tones.
Abstract oil painting with thick impasto texture in white, purple, and blue tones.
Abstract oil painting with thick impasto texture in white, purple, and blue hues.
Abstract oil painting with thick impasto texture in white, purple, and blue hues.
Abstract palette knife painting with thick white impasto texture over magenta and blue acrylic layers.
Abstract palette knife painting with thick white impasto texture over magenta and blue acrylic layers.
Abstract expressionist painting with bold black brushstrokes over a textured red and white collage.
Abstract expressionist painting with bold black brushstrokes over a textured red and white collage.
Abstract oil painting with expressive purple, blue, and red brushstrokes on a white textured canvas.
Abstract oil painting with expressive purple, blue, and red brushstrokes on a white textured canvas.
Abstract oil painting with textured brushstrokes of purple, blue, and red on white canvas.
Abstract oil painting with textured brushstrokes of purple, blue, and red on white canvas.
Contemporary abstract oil painting with expressive red, white, and blue palette knife textures.
Contemporary abstract oil painting with expressive red, white, and blue palette knife textures.
Textured abstract oil painting featuring expressive impasto brushstrokes in red, cream, and blue hues.
Textured abstract oil painting featuring expressive impasto brushstrokes in red, cream, and blue hues.

The surface remembers.

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Member and founder, the Windom Art School.

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