Work on Panel by Mark Westervelt: His Color Suites Him

Alert, big-eared head wears a bright orange patch where the mouth should be.

This work on panel is by Mark Westervelt, and is ca. 2014. It is paint on panel. His paint skins are made by painting on plastic and peeling the sheet off, so the side against the plastic is glossy and the side exposed to air is matte. Close up, a head drawn in thick black line, with prominent ears and wide eyes, rises from a long neck. An orange-yellow rectangle covers the lower face. Behind it, strips of cream, blue and multicolor scraps run in horizontal bands. It is 10 inches wide, 1.75 deep and 10 high.

Attentive, a little startled, and wearing a patch with confidence.