Reworked Paintings 3

Little Diomede Island (1985-2005)

I long felt that this image of a newly emerging volcanic island lacked suitable drama, so after twenty years I added the fiery lava flows and the spotted pink beach and glowing cloud above the summit.

Little Diomede Island  detail

Reworked paintings 4.

 Recently I reworked two of the earliest paintings from my New York period, to add color and greater definition to the elements in the composition.

1. Revolution 1966.

before

as reworked 2021

2. 15th St. 1965.

before

as reworked 2021

Incident on Rte 140

Incident on Rte 140

This is another in my Lines and Tracks series from the 1980s, this taken from a post disaster scene, that piqued my later interest in recording the broken lines and structures, ephemeral atmospheric and textural effects created by such events. 

Dark Angel Poster

Dark Angel Poster 1979

Another early "disaster" painting based on scenes from a fire in midtown New York City, in which I imposed the effects of smoke and stained facades against underlying irregular geometric or grid like forms.

Reworked Paintings 2

Teocalli Two: Fire and Blood   1980/2012 

Teocalli Two: Fire and Blood. detail

This was originally entitled Teocalli Two, a follow up to an earlier painting, Teocalli One, based on images of Aztec temples.  In 2012, I added Fire and Blood to the imagery as well as the title.

Teocalli One (1980)

Reworked paintings 1

Intersection 1980

This is one in an occasional series on earlier paintings that I have later reworked.

NY 66

I recently came across several photographs of scarred walls and abandoned storefronts, many with graffiti, that I had taken in 1966 while at NYU.  

Some of these, or parts of them, were incorporated into paintings and prints, others stand alone as striking images. Still more may reappear in the future!

Billy 1966

Blue Spiral 1966

Bumba 1966

Teds wall 1966