Work on Paper by Mark Westervelt: White Bird Dirty

Wide-hatted figure in a transparent-looking silver coat gives nothing away.

This work on paper is by White Bird Dirty, and is ca. 2012. It is paint on paper. 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. Upfront, a tiny figure with a hat brim and pale ruddy head sits on a long, bell-shaped coat of silver, white and red-brown scraps. Slim legs show below. It is 6 inches wide and 7 high.

A silver coat and a straight face, for any occasion.