Venerism is a word I coined describing the veneration of visages past and present, capturing their unique physical and spiritual essence.
The landscape of a face is a fascinating story.
In this series I use my original graphite renderings via reduction and overlays along with other images to reflect the subject's narrative. In order to achieve the intimate and unique, layered effects I hand-feed the hot-pressed Arches paper through the printer multiple times, as if a printing press.
Since each print is never the same they are not numbered.
All art is hand signed verso.
Passion, 2016
8.5"x11" unframed, unique multi-layered ink jet print with colored pencil on Arches
American Icons, 2016
8.5"x11" unframed, unique multi-layered ink jet print with colored pencil on Arches
Only Four Years 1861-'65, 2016
11"x8.5" unframed, unique, multi-layered ink jet print on Arches
Fate, 2016
8.5"x11" unframed, unique multi-layered ink jet print with colored pencil on Arches
New Mexico Refuge, 2016
11"x8.5" unframed, unique multi-layered ink jet print with colored pencil on Arches
"I Hate Flowers", 2016
11"x 8.5" unframed, unique, multi-layered ink jet print with colored pencil on Arches
Charlie's London, 2016
8.5" x 11" unframed, unique, multi-layered ink jet print on Arches
The Heart of a Soldaderas, 2016
8.5"x11" unframed, unique multi-layered ink jet print with colored pencil on Arches
Georgia's New Mexico, 2016
11"x8.5" unframed, unique, multi-layered ink jet print on Arches
Picasso's Bandera de España, 2016
8.5"x11" unframed, unique, multi-layered ink jet print with graphite and colored pencil on Arches
Picasso's Malaga, 2016