Work on Paper by Mark Westervelt: Beautiful in the Desert, Framed

A narrow figure of patchwork pieces in profile marches along a freckled orange sheet.

This work on paper is by Mark Westervelt, and is ca. 2013. It is paint 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 small square collage on a peach and orange ground with red flecks. A tall slender figure of mottled brown and cream scraps walks in profile toward the left. A cream mat and a dark frame surround it. It is 21 inches wide and 21.25 high.

Freckles above, scraps below, and a steady stride.