Work on Paper by Mark Westervelt: Mask

Golden-faced figure glows through a thick, honey-stained surface.

This work on paper is by Mark Westervelt, and is ca. 2003. It is paint & mixed media 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. Tiny metallic fragments and lettering fragments dot the left side. A small dark mask-like form sits at the top. It is 5 inches wide, 0.2 deep and 7 high.

Gilded face, gooey surface, and total confidence.