Cellular Mosaics

1980–1982

A series built on the technical and formal innovations of the Terra Firma paintings, using thick oil applied with a paint roller refill and improvised as each work progressed. The canvases read simultaneously as aerial maps and cellular strata.


Street Level
Street Level
oil on canvas, 5′ x 5.5′, 1981
The Little Rainbow
The Little Rainbow
oil on canvas, 5′ x 6′, 1981
Mask in the Rocks
Mask in the Rocks
oil on canvas, 5′ x 6′, 1981
Paysage
Paysage
oil on canvas, 55″ x 72″, 1980
Dakota
Dakota
painted the night of John Lennon’s death, acrylic on canvas, 4′ x 5′, 1980
Red Swirl
Red Swirl
oil on canvas, 5′ x 6′, 1981
Indian Summer
Indian Summer
oil on canvas, 5.5′ x 6.5′, 1981
Sundials
Sundials
oil on canvas, 5.5′ x 6′, 1982
Night Game
Night Game
acrylic on canvas, 5′ x 6′, 1981
The Rainbow Game
The Rainbow Game
mixed media on paper, 24″ x 30″, 1981