Work on Paper by Mark Westervelt: Cloud 9

Two dark, patchy figures embrace on a slab the color of old parchment.

This work on paper is by Mark Westervelt, and is ca. 2012. It is paint & mixed media on paper. He began using dried paint after drips on a protective plastic sheet struck him as wasteful, and he glued the chips onto his canvas to add texture and found faces in them. A rectangular panel with a deckled edge and a mottled tan ground. Two small figures, built from layers of dark and cut scraps, sit face to face with arms wrapped around each other. A pale smudge of lettering floats above. It is 5 inches wide and 7 high.

An affectionate scene made from scraps and nerve.