Rudimental

I make large scale, very physical oil paintings. . .The images in my work are from old 1920s cartoons, of a universal character, the company-man.  I use these images and very gestural painting as metaphors for psychological states of mind.  Rudimental, combining the words fundamental and rudimentary, is from a series about being obsequious in the face of threats/intimidation/danger.  The bending figures physically represent a psychological bending to what is thrown at you. –Artist statement