#1502 printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g colored pencil

colored pencil

McCagg works to articulate these often-subtle evolutions

Backed with extruded polystyrene

Bolt finds that the illusory qualities of abstract composition initiate a similar exercise of perception and expectation

#1502 printed on Canson Platinè fiber Rag 310g colored pencilBoecker begins each new work by penciling in his composition. But the work ultimately is about the colors and layers that will evolve on the surface over time. He builds his paint up in a slow process, adding layers of color then partially removing them, allowing the echoes of erosion to remain visible in the final work. The gradual accumulation of pigment conveys a visual sense of depth, while also communicating a bittersweet emotional feeling that