Wax On; Wax Off

Wax On/Wax Off: a method of practicing a particular punch blocking technique, developed by the fictional martial arts master Kesuke Miyagi; also a series of paintings I executed in June and July of 2005. I silkscreened wooden panels and then covered them with encaustic (a mixture of oil paint or construction chalk, beeswax and paraffin). In the triptychs, the patterns symbolize three responses to questions posed in the title of the work: yes, maybe, no.

Untitled #1
Untitled #2
Untitled #3 (Harlequin)
Untitled #4 (In a Landscape)
Untitled #5
Untitled #6 (Chain Link Fence/Starry Night)
Untitled #7 (Candy)
Untitled #8
Untitled #9
Untitled #10
Untitled #11
Emotional Rollercoaster (tryptich)
Is James Happy? (triptych)
Meat is Murder (triptych)
The Three Jameses (triptych)
Will You Go Out with Me? (triptych)
Ohne Titel (diptych)

Smear Campaign

This short series of paintings, executed in the Spring of 2005, was inspired by  the Abstraktes Bild series of paintings by Gerhard Richter. I used a set of putty knives to apply thin layers of acrylic paint to dry-erase marker board, resulting in the illusion of depth and creating a striking luminous effect.

Untitled #1
Untitled #2 (Luncheon on the Grass (after Manet))
Untitled #3 (Hee-Zee fo’ Shee-Zee)
Untitled #4 (Out of Bounds)
Untitled #5 (Black & Tan Fantasy)
Untitled #6 (Pink is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair)
Untitled #7 (Once Emerged from the Green of Night)
Untitled #8 (I Love Gold!)
Untitled #9 (Harmony in Green)