About Jan

Lives and works in Maryland. Teaches fine arts subjects as an adjunct at several area colleges.

paintings, core color

paintings evolved from core color
  • contrary
    contrary
    acrylic on aluminum 12 x 12 inches 2012
  • locus
    locus
    acrylic on aluminum, 12 x 12 inches
  • breather
    breather
    acrylic on aluminum 12 x 12 inches 2012
  • surrogate
    surrogate
    acrylic on aluminum, 12 x 12 inches
  • centered
    centered
    acrylic on aluminum, 12 x 12 inches
  • reflexive
    reflexive
    acrylic on aluminum 12 x 12 inches 2012

paintings, layers as form

painting evolved from layers of paint to form an image.
  • semblance
    semblance
    acrylic on aluminum, 10 x 14 inches
  • mirage
    mirage
    acrylic on aluminum, 24 x 24 inches
  • findings
    findings
    acrylic on aluminum 24 x 24 inches
  • replacement
    replacement
    acrylic on aluminum, 24 x 24 inches
  • conversion
    conversion
    acrylic on aluminum, 18 x 24 inches
  • proxy
    proxy
    acrylic on aluminum, 18 x 24 inches

methods of describing

paintings pursuing imagery in connective strata
  • over gold
    over gold
    acrylic on aluminum 22 x 24 inches
  • black and white
    black and white
    acrylic on aluminum 18 x 20 inches
  • circle back
    circle back
    acrylic on aluminum 22 x 24 inches
  • gold field
    gold field
    acrylic on aluminum 22 x 24 inches
  • white lines
    white lines
    acrylic on aluminum 6 x 8 inches
  • green darts
    green darts
    acrylic on aluminum 6 x 8 inches
  • adjustments
    adjustments
    acrylic on aluminum 12 x 16 inches

flowed lands

paintings using the instability of the wet paint surface to invoke chance in the creation process
  • flowed lands 9
    flowed lands 9
    acrylic on aluminum 20 x 18 inches
  • flowed lands 7
    flowed lands 7
    acrylic on aluminum 6 x 8 inches
  • flowed lands 5
    flowed lands 5
    acrylic on aluminum 10 x 20 inches
  • flowed lands 3
    flowed lands 3
    acrylic on aluminum 8 x 10 inches
  • flowed lands 2
    flowed lands 2
    acrylic on aluminum 8 x 10 inches
  • flowed lands 1
    flowed lands 1
    acrylic on aluminum 8 x 10 inches

paintings, evolved intuitively

paintings evolved intuitively, from random form or color
  • 3/4
    3/4
    acrylic on aluminum 24 x 30 inches
  • trace
    trace
    acrylic on aluminum 6 x 8 inches
  • untitled, 2
    untitled, 2
    acrylic on aluminum 24 x 27 inches
  • untitled, 1
    untitled, 1
    acrylic on aluminu 22 x 24 inches
  • pink form
    pink form
    acrylic on aluminum 22 x 24 inches
  • 2.5
    2.5
    acrylic on aluminum 22 x 24 inches
  • vanilla shake
    vanilla shake
    acrylic on aluminum 18 x 16 inches
  • onging pink
    onging pink
    acrylic on aluminum 18 x 16 inches
  • blackout
    blackout
    acrylic on aluminum 22 x 24 inches

paintings, mark as line

paintings pursuing mark as line
  • paced lines
    paced lines
    acrylic on aluminum 24 x 27 inches
  • 2 + 2
    2 + 2
    acrylic on aluminum, 22 x 24 inches
  • interweave
    interweave
    acrylic on aluminum 24 x 27 inches
  • blue lines, with gold
    blue lines, with gold
    acrylic on aluminum 22 x 24 inches
  • blue lines, with yellows
    blue lines, with yellows
    acrylic on aluminum 22 x 24 inches
  • 1 - 1
    1 - 1
    acrylic on aluminum, 22 x 24 inches
  • 1-2-3
    1-2-3
    acrylic on aluminum, 22 x 24 inches
  • 49th
    49th
    acrylic on aluminum 22 x 24
  • blue lines, with purple
    blue lines, with purple
    acrylic on aluminum 22 x 24 inches

terminology

drawings pursuing the impossibility of describing something intangible through visual means.
  • deflector
    deflector
    pigments, metallics clustered through an evaporation process, and graphite on Dura-lar 40 x 30 inches
  • protractor
    protractor
    pigments, metallics clustered through an evaporation process, and graphite on Dura-lar 40 x 30 inches
  • true to form
    true to form
    pigments, metallics clustered through an evaporation process, and graphite on Dura-lar 40 x 30 inches
  • a good idea
    a good idea
    pigments, metallics clustered through an evaporation process, and graphite on Dura-lar 40 x 30 inches
  • still waiting
    still waiting
    pigments, metallics clustered through an evaporation process, and graphite on Dura-lar 40 x 30 inches
  • nomad
    nomad
    pigments, metallics clustered through an evaporation process, and graphite on Dura-lar 40 x 30 inches
  • no time like the present
    no time like the present
    pigments, metallics clustered through an evaporation process, and graphite on Dura-lar 40 x 30 inches
  • sorry I missed you
    sorry I missed you
    pigments, metallics clustered through an evaporation process, and graphite on Dura-lar 40 x 30 inches
  • translator
    translator
    pigments, metallics clustered through an evaporation process, and graphite on Dura-lar 40 x 30 inches

carbon drawings

carbon paper is used to make drawings on stone paper, pursuing ideas of materiality, density, thinness, black, sequence, the copy and the multiple.
  • carbon 11
    carbon 11
    carbon and carbon paper on stone paper 14 x 9.5 inches
  • carbon 12
    carbon 12
    carbon and carbon paper on stone paper 14 x 9.5 inches
  • carbon 15
    carbon 15
    carbon and carbon paper on stone paper 14 x 9.5 inches
  • carbon 14
    carbon 14
    carbon and carbon paper on stone paper 14 x 9.5 inches
  • carbon 13
    carbon 13
    carbon and carbon paper on stone paper 14 x 9.5 inches
  • carbon 16
    carbon 16
    carbon and carbon paper on stone paper 14 x 9.5 inches
  • carbon 17
    carbon 17
    carbon and carbon paper on stone paper 14 x 9.5 inches
  • carbon 18
    carbon 18
    carbon and carbon paper on stone paper 14 x 9.5 inches
  • carbon 19
    carbon 19
    carbon and carbon paper on stone paper 14 x 9.5 inches
  • carbon 20
    carbon 20
    carbon and carbon paper on stone paper 14 x 9.5 inches