Work on Panel by Mark Westervelt: Spotted Ungulate

Spotted, long-necked giraffe stands in a brown plain under a hazy, pale sky.

This work on panel is by Spotted Ungulate, and is ca. 2015. It is paint on panel. 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. Overall, a tall cream cutout with a long neck and tan spots stands on thin legs. The ground is streaky brown with a turquoise glint, a ridge of low hills behind and a washed, mottled sky above. It is 10 inches wide, 1 deep and 10 high.

Neck first, and entirely at ease about it.