Work on Paper by Mark Westervelt: Rough Around the Edges

Blue-faced figure disappears inside a huge, crinkled, many-colored cocoon of a coat.

This work on paper is by Mark Westervelt, and is ca. 2012. 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. Plainly, a small pale blue head tops a wide, rounded coat built up from gold, cream, rust and silver scraps with a crinkled, layered surface. Thin legs poke out below. It is 6 inches wide and 7 high.

Wrapped in a coat with a lot of stories.