Work samples

  •  CoConuts, 48 X 41 inches, oil and wax on panel, 2019
    CoConuts, 48 X 41 inches, oil and wax on panel, 2019
    medium sized oil painting
  • Under the bridge, 48 X 41 inches, oil on panel, 2019
    Under the bridge, 48 X 41 inches, oil on panel, 2019
    medium sized oil painting
  • Cake Is Good
    Cake Is Good
    Cake Is Good, gouache and colored pencil on paper, 2017, 35.25" x 36"
  •  DCCA, install view
    DCCA, install view
    Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, install view

About Lawrence

New paintings 2019

New paintings 2019
  • Lawrence Cromwell
    Lawrence Cromwell
    medium sized oil painting
  • Lawrence Cromwell
    Lawrence Cromwell
    medium sized oil painting
  • Lawrence Cromwell
    Lawrence Cromwell
    medium sized oil painting
  • Lawrence Cromwell
    Lawrence Cromwell
    large oil painting
  • Lawrence Cromwell
    Lawrence Cromwell
    large oil painting
  • Lawrence Cromwell
    Lawrence Cromwell
    medium sized oil painting
  • Lawrence Cromwell
    Lawrence Cromwell
    medium sized oil painting
  • Lawrence Cromwell
    Lawrence Cromwell
    small sized oil painting
  • Lawrence Cromwell
    Lawrence Cromwell
    small sized oil painting
  • Lawrence Cromwell
    Lawrence Cromwell
    small sized oil painting

It A Party LIfe

I think of my work as whimsically meditative, sardonic, and self-effacingly perverse. Influenced by a quirky take on science fictionalized evolutionary biology and cellular mutation, I am interested in themes of accumulation, repetition and consumption.   I often use drawing as a catalyst to create a stream of associated images, words and shapes that then inform the dream-like narratives of my paintings. Using paint has allowed for a more layered and densely woven approach to how imagery and associative arrangements reveal themselves. Mundane objects mutate and repeat multiple times describing shapes and paths on the surface of the painting often transforming into characters that act and interact within a tangled, corporeal and subconscious universe.
  • Its A Party Life
    Its A Party Life
    oil and wax on panel, 2018, 54" x 48"
  • Disappearing Act
    Disappearing Act
    oil on canvas, 2018 43.5" x 41.5"
  • Ascend
    Ascend
    oil and wax on panel, 2018, 48" x 43"
  • Transaction
    Transaction
    oil and wax on panel, 2018, 17" x 15.25
  • Spineless
    Spineless
    oil and wax on panel, 2018, 22.5" x 25"
  • Overtime
    Overtime
    oil and wax on canvas, 2018, 19.5" x 20.5"
  • Throne
    Throne
    oil and wax on panel, 2018, 20.5" x 20.5"
  • Spirits
    Spirits
    oil and wax on board, 2018, 16 ¾ x 15 ½
  • Money Tree
    Money Tree
    oil on canvas, 2018, 14 ¾ x 18 ¾
  • Swimming
    Swimming
    oil and wax on panel, 2018, 24"x 25.5"

New drawings 2017

Drawings made during the Summer and Fall of 2017.
  • Wave
    Wave
    Gouache on paper, 17" X 14"
  • Upside Down
    Upside Down
    gouache on paper, 17" X 14"
  • Return Counter
    Return Counter
    gouache on paper, 17' X 14'
  • Golf anyone?
    Golf anyone?
    gouache on paper, 17" x 14"
  • Purple and Green
    Purple and Green
    gouache on paper, 24" X 18"
  • Hook, Boot, Butt
    Hook, Boot, Butt
    gouache on paper, 24" X 18"
  • Tick
    Tick
    gouache on paper, 1"' X 14"
  • Big Tent
    Big Tent
    gouache on paper, 12" X 14"
  • Pie Time
    Pie Time
    gouache on paper, 17" X 14"
  • Every Damn Day
    Every Damn Day
    gouache, colored pencil on paper, 17" X 14"

2016 drawings

  • Bidness Is Good
    Bidness Is Good
    gouache on paper, 2017, 44.25" x 36"
  • Cake Is Good
    Cake Is Good
    36" x 36", gouache and colored pencil on paper, 2016
  • Its Always In the Closet
    Its Always In the Closet
    30" x 20" inches, gouache and colored pencil on paper, 2016
  • Anything
    Anything
    gouache and colored pencil on paper, 24 X 17 inches, 2016
  • No Sweat
    No Sweat
    gouache and colored paper on pencil, 17 X 14 inches, 2014
  • Bow Down
    Bow Down
    gouache and colored pencil on paper, 2016
  • Hot
    Hot
    Hot, gouache and colored pencil on paper, 14 X 17 inches, 2017
  • Remote
    Remote
    gouache and colored pencil on paper, 14 X 17 inches,2017
  • Devil's Time
    Devil's Time
    gouache and colored pencil on paper. 14 X 17 inches, 2017.
  • Out of the Hat
    Out of the Hat
    gouache and colored pencil on paper, 14 X 17 inches, 2016.

Tangled

Solo show of paintings and drawings 2015
  • 4REAL
    4REAL
    oil and wax on board, 32 X 33 inches, 2015
  • Flow
    Flow
    oil and wax on board, 33 X 32 inches, 2015
  • Stolen Bicycles
    Stolen Bicycles
    oil and wax on board, 33" X 32", 2015
  • Vote Viagra
    Vote Viagra
    oil and wax on board, 36" X 26", 2015
  • Lost and Lost
    Lost and Lost
    gouache on paper, 17" X 24", 2015
  • Hunger
    Hunger
    gouache on paper, 17" X 24" , 2015
  • Clicker
    Clicker
    oil and gouache on paper, 17" X 24", 2015
  • Lasso
    Lasso
    gouache on paper, 17" X 24", 2015
  • Caged
    Caged
    gouache on paper, 17 X 24 inches, 2015

Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger

installation, painting, sculpture,video
  • Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    installation view "Kegger" hand painted japanese paper, wood, string 6" x 6' 2013
  • Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    installation view "Kegger" hand painted japanese paper, wood, string 6" x 6' 2013
  • Glow
    Glow
    8" x 10" Oil on Panel
  • Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    installation view "Kegger" hand painted japanese paper, wood, string 6" x 6' 2013
  • Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    installation view (pictured) "Everlasting Gobstopper" hand painted japanese paper, wood, string "Drill Press" (animation, 1 min. loop)
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  • Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    Installation view (pictured) "Kegger" hand painted japanese paper, wood, string 6" x 6' 2013
  • Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    installation view (pictured) "Everlasting Gobstopper" hand painted japanese paper, wood, string, 2013 "Nocternal" oil and wax on wood panel 4' x 5' "Untitled" cut paper mobile
  • Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    installation view
  • Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    Jim Morrison is the Red Ranger
    Installation view

Make It Bigger

painting, drawing, sculpture, video
  • Make It Bigger
    Make It Bigger
    Installation view "Up" detail oil and wax on wood 14" x 12" 2012
  • Make It Bigger
    Make It Bigger
    Installation view "Up" oil and wax on wood 14" x 12" 2012
  • Make It Bigger
    Make It Bigger
    Installation view "Eat Cake" oil and wax on wood 14" x 12" 2012
  • Make It Bigger
    Make It Bigger
    Installation view
  • Make It Bigger
    Make It Bigger
    Installation view "Drill Press" animation, 1 min loop
  • Make It Bigger
    Make It Bigger
    Installation view "Have a NIce Day" colored pencil on paper 3' x 4' 2012
  • Make It Bigger
    Make It Bigger
    Installation View "Brain Drain" cut paper, hand painted japanese paper, wood, string, 2013 4' x 5'
  • Make It Bigger
    Make It Bigger
    Installation View "AK, AK, AK" Cut paper, hand painted japanese paper, wood, string, 5' x 4' 2012
  • Make It Bigger
    Make It Bigger
    Installation View "AK, AK, AK" Cut paper, hand painted japanese paper, wood, string, 5' x 4' 2012
  • Make It Bigger
    Make It Bigger
    Installation View "AK, AK, AK" Cut paper, hand painted japanese paper, wood, string, 5' x 4' 2012