1980s

1980s Beginning in 1983 I moved from Boulder, Colorado to Barnet, Vermont to New York City. I began to work in the garment district studios painting plaids and stripes. I used an airbrush a lot at the time. I also had to match particular colors by mixing the gouache perfectly. This was a skill mastered over time. I was then able to look at a color on a piece of cloth and know what paints I needed to mix together to get that exact shade. Some matching took longer than others. It was a way of training the eye but in an artificial way.

After that I designed bed linens. I recall making some other paintings using a round sponge brush. (I'll photograph the one remaining.) There wasn't much time nor space for painting during those years.

This entire group of the Near Future series was either sold, exchanged for services or given away. The photographs here don't depict the actual colors that were brighter but otherwise they are pretty good.

The Near Future Series

EVERGREEN - 10-7/8" x 11-3/4" - Gouache on Paper - 1983-84

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TERRESTRIAL LANDSCAPE - 12-38" x 13-3/8" - Gouache on Paper 

1983-84

SPORES - 10-3/4" X 12" - Gouache on Paper - 1983-84

TROPIC - 13-1/4" X 11-3/4" - Gouache on Paper - 1983-84

INDIAN SUMMER - 14-1/8" X 13" - Gouache on Paper - 1983-84

GROUND PLAN - 15-5/16" X 12-1/4" - Gouache on Paper - 1983-84

VISION - 13-3/4" X 12-1/4" - Gouache on Paper - 1983-84

DISBURSEMENT - 14-1/2" X 13-5/8" - Gouache on Paper - 1983-84

REVIEW OF EXHIBIT 1987.