Pink Portrait Painting

"Pink Portrait"

18"x24" Oil on Repurposed Wood

2011

"Pink Portrait” is painted on what I usually call repurposed, recovered, or better yet salvaged wood.  I found it in the trash is basically what that means.  I like to keep my eyes open for junk people throw away when I’m walking or driving down alleys.  I look for anything that could possibly be painted on.  If I see something that looks decent, I drag it home and start painting.  I especially like pieces of wood that are old and weathered.  I just like the way they look.  To me, they hardly even need paint, they are already interesting enough as they are.  One artist that I really like called Word to Mother often does this as well, and comes up with some really great paintings.  You can see some of his work at StolenSpace Gallery in London.