Work on Paper by Mark Westervelt: Little Bird Big Attitude

Stiff little figure in a brown cape and dark boots eyes the world sideways.

This work on paper is by Mark Westervelt, and is ca. 2012. It is paint on paper. Faces and figures recur in his work as a way to express inner conditions of the self, and he has said he hopes viewers first think wow and then what. Seen straight on, a small figure with a gray mask-like face and a pale collar wears a brown cape streaked in black. Sturdy dark legs and feet stand apart below. It is 6 inches wide and 7 high.

A cape this brown deserves a more heroic destination.