DRAWINGS WITH COLLAGE 2024

To create my “Back Story” painting series, which combines many disparate images, requires a lot of drawing. Some of these preparatory drawings become part of the paintings, and some do not. Sometimes I re-use the drawings in other works and combine them in different ways than they had been in the original paintings.

Recently I re-discovered a stash of vintage wallpaper and wrapping paper that I had found years ago. This inspired a new series, using drawings from different paintings and combining them with collage made with the newly re-discovered papers. Being as obsessed with framing as I’ve been through the creation of the “Back Story” series, I managed to find some vintage frames that worked well for a few of these new collaged drawings. In some, instead of an external frame, I’ve instead used the papers in a frame-like fashion within the drawing. So, these new drawings relate directly to my most current paintings.