Core 3, Gouache, 14 x 10 in
Core 5, Gouache / Acrylic, 10 x 7 in
Core 6, Acrylic, 25.5 x 11 in
Core 8, Acrylic, 51 x 34 in
Core 16, Gouache, 12 x 9 in
Core 23, Gouache, 12 x 9 in
Core 25, Gouache, 12 x 9 in
Core 29, Gouache, 14 x 10 in
Core 47, Acrylic, 50 x 34.5 in
Core 62, Gouache, 10 x 7 in
Core 66, Gouache, 12 x 9 in
Core 74, Acrylic / Ragboard, 40 x 26 in
Core 75, Acrylic / Ragboard, 40 x 26 in
Core 83-84, Acrylic, 50 x 22 in (diptych)
Core Book, handmade artbook

Core Series, 2016-2017

 In Core, I dropped the lines altogether to focus exclusively on the symbol. First came the layer of horizontal lines. Then the opening was found and I created it with a second layer of paint, an overlay, which held the portal.

As the series evolved, the shape of the image shifted from oval to round, always holding the space, a visible horizon within. It created a kind of gateway or threshold. The horizon carried the promise of something more.

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