Artwork > Roots

Two Roots
Oil and Conté on Paper
22" x 30"
2012
Undergrowth
Conté on Lokta Paper
22" x 30"
Twin Roots
Conté on Lokta Paper
22" x 30"
Axis
Oil and Conté on Paper
22" x 30"
Core
Conté on Bark Paper
23" x 16"
Outgrowth
Conté on Bark Paper
23" x 16"
Inseparable
Conté on Bark Paper
23" x 16"
Stripped Bare
Conté on Bark Paper
23" x 16"
Uprooted
Graphite and Charcoal on Paper
7" x 5"

Drawing roots has involved me in a subterranean world. In these markings I find new and intimate ground. Organic models, plants that have died and been uprooted are the basis for this work. Observing these forms, once vital, now lifeless has opened sympathetic pathways. The roots entwine, beckon and reach – a tangled journey evoking connections, essential and erotic.