Work on Panel by Mark Westervelt: In the Corner of the Sky

Rust-red spots and faint faces drift across a peach and white surface like a bad memory.

This work on panel is by Mark Westervelt. It is paint on panel. 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. A square work in peach, cream and pale blue-gray with scattered rust-red blots and fine dots. Faint outlined faces and eyes show through at the left and top. The surface is streaky and layered, with a blue strip at the right edge. It is 8 inches wide and 8 high.

The faces are hard to find and impossible to forget.