Work on Paper by Mark Westervelt: Games People Play

Two gray-green figures square off on a mustard ground like a duel.

This work on paper is by Mark Westervelt, and is ca. 2014. It is paint on paper. 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. Two figures in muted gray-green scraps with brown boots face each other in the middle of an orange-ochre ground. A thin line connects them at head height. A pink and tan shape sits at the left edge. It is 10 inches wide and 10 high.

A standoff conducted with great dignity.