Extramundane8" x 10"Acrylic on Canvas2006Sold

This painting is part of my ZenPop series of artworks which combine abstraction and photorealism within a contemporary pop sensibility, referencing spirituality (in the form of abstraction) with material specificity (in the form of the objects painted over top). The abstract backgrounds of these paintings are archival giclees of my abstract paintings, using UV Resistant Pigmented Inks on bright white, cotton canvas with an archivability of 100-200 years. This series relies heavily on a stream-of-consciousness method of allowing images to arise and suggest themselves. After selecting an abstract starting point, I then choose a specific image and build the painting around the image - in this case, a fluffy white sheep. After meticulously painting the sheep in a photorealistic style, I added a decorative abstract border to the top and bottom of the painting.