Work on Paper by Mark Westervelt: Sound of Silence

A modeled face with a spiky crown peers from beside a patchwork of colored shapes.

This work on paper is by Mark Westervelt, and is ca. 2002. It is paint & mixed media on paper. Mark Westervelt is an American painter trained at the Kansas City Art Institute and the University of Chicago, whose work has come to include a variety of mediums over his career. A rectangular panel in dusty pinks and tans with an upside-down word near the top. A small modeled face with a spiked crown sits at right, beside soft color patches, a black slash, and tiny hand-lettered notes. It is 5 inches wide and 7 high.

Abstract on one side, face on the other, mostly delightful.