Freaks & Geeks1

I have the great honor of hosting my first fully-realized solo-exhibition of my work.

Having always had a strong attraction to portraiture with an emphasis on unique and intriguing faces, Freaks & Geeks will highlight 15 oversized portraits produced in mixed methods of painting and screen printing.

I’ve started to pair my poster art processes of screen printing with more traditional hand-painting but utilizing the computer for the initial output. So It starts in a machine, goes to a very organic process and then finishes with a half-hand/half-mechanical process of a screen printed layer. I’m intrigued by the juxtaposition of these distinctly different textures and how the pairing of them highlights their uniquely individual qualities.

I’m also very honored to share the stage with my good friend, Jason Roemer. Our friendship started with collaboration of pairing words with art. For Freaks & Geeks, Jason has written three short stories to accompany three of the pieces featuring characters from his stories.

The show is on September 2nd, 2011. First Friday.

On the second story in the Murphy Building in Fountain Square.

Big Car Gallery 1043 Virginia Ave. Suite 215 Indianapolis, IN 46203

6-11pm.

Here are some in-progress photos of the work: