Work on Paper by Mark Westervelt: Fire & Water, Framed

A raised orange hand waves from a patchwork body, and the neck keeps its secrets.

This work on paper is by Mark Westervelt, and is ca. 2012. It is paint on paper. Because the skins are peeled up, anything painted on them is reversed, so he must write text backwards and paint a figure facing right if it is meant to look left. A framed collage of a standing figure in an orange and brown cut suit, one arm raised with a bright, flame-like hand. A small pale head sits at the neck. It is 16 inches wide, 1.5 deep and 18.25 high.

The wave is bright, and the suit is brighter.