Work on Paper by Mark Westervelt: Chary

A wary figure tiptoes through black rain, one foot already lifted

This work on paper is by Mark Westervelt, and is ca. 2015. It is paint 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. Visible here, a thin figure with a tan, pitted face and a patterned leg steps through a field of black scarred with ochre vertical lines. The edges show flaking and small losses. A monogram sits low at the right. It is 10 inches wide and 10 high.

Surviving the downpour with one very elegant ankle.