As many of you know, I live in the sticks. If I want to look at or think about art I either have to make it or pull out the books. Recently thirsty for inspiration, I’ve resorted to cannibalizing palette decisions made by heroes like Guy de Cointet, Martin Barré, Andre Cadere and Patrick Caulfield, among others. Distilling the essence of certain paintings, drawings and prints for my own work, I’ve taken to heart Picasso’s dictum about good artists borrowing and great artists stealing. I’ll let the viewer decide which one am I. At the very least, it’s amusing to return to catalogues that I haven’t looked at in years and revisit my esteem–Oh how I loved you Al Held!–once lavished, then inattentively withheld, now reworked. These works are entitled “After” for renderings that remake more or less faithfully the artwork in question and “Inspired by” for pieces that freely interpret the colors and structure of a reproduction that caught my eye while flipping through monographs.
After Martin Kippenberger’s First Prize, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 180 x 150 cm, White on Moss Green on Violet on Peach, 2024-185 After Blinky Palermo’s Pinball, 1970, Published by Galerie Heiner Friedrich in an edition of 90, Bright Red and Fluorescent White on Electric Blue, 2024-119 After Patrick Caulfield’s Illustration for About a Defunct Lady, From Some Poems by Jules Laforgue, 1973, Screenprint on Paper, Emerald on Buttercup on Electric Blue on Strathmore White, 2024-091 Inspired by Olivier Mosset’s House Brand, 1988, Acrylic on Canvas, 305 x 210 cm, Pullingers’ Brown on Clementine, 2024-075 Inspired by Al Held’s Venetian I, 1990, Acrylic on Canvas, 60 x 72 inches, Moss Green and Holiday Green on Pale Lilac, 2024-116After General Idea’s Mini Camo Combo, 1986 Acrylic on Wood, 20 x 16 inches, Terracotta, Fuschia, Dresden Yellow and Burnt Orange on Jet Black, 2024-114 After Olivier Mosset’s Composition Pink and Green, 2003, Lithograph on Paper, 30.5 x 30.5 inches, ed 40 + 4APs, Fuschia on Bright Green, 2024-077 After Jasper Johns Untitled, 1954, Oil on Paper Mounted on Fabric, 9 x 9 inches (Menil Collection Houston), Fir on Black Forest on Emerald, 2024-141 Inspired by Andre Cadere’s Barre de Bois Rond (HC1), 1971-72, Painted Wood, 285 x 3 cm, Azure, Clementine and Old Buttercup on Strathmore White, 2024 087 Inspired by Martin Barré 91-44 x 200-A, 1991, Acrylic on Canvas, 44 x 200 cm, Canson Sky Blue and Peach on Gmund Chardonnay, 2024-082Inspired by General Idea’s The Armoury of the 1984 Miss General Idea Pavillion, 1986, Offset on Paper Mounted on Linen Fold-Out, Electric Blue, Fuschia and Lemon on Snow White, 2024-111 Inspired by Guy de Cointet’s The Tattooing on His Back, 1982, Inks on Arches Paper, 50.8 x 65.4cm, Royal Purple and Tomato on Bright Green and Jet Black on Strathmore White, 2024-103 Inspired by David Diao’s Rose and Rust (Melnikov), 2012, Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x 46 inches, Nut on Coral, 2024-109 Inspired by Valerie Jaudon’s Bayou Pierre, 1984, Oil on Canvas, 90 x 102 inches, Electric Blue and Moss Green on Jet Black, 2024-123Inspired by Alfred Jensen’s Research One, 1966, Oil on Canvas 91.5 x 91.5 cm, Fluorescent White on Royal Purple on Banana Yellow and Brick Red on Jet Black, 2024-128 Inspired by Guy de Cointet’s Dr. Johnson is Coughing, 1978, Colored Pencil and Pencil on Paper, 65 x 101 cm, Farmed Salmon on Strawberry Ice Cream and Olive on Blue Crayon on Rain, 2024-106Inspired by Andre Cadere Peinture Sans Fin, Barre de Bois Rond (HC3), 1972, Painted Wood, 210 x 10 cm, Jet Black, Cherry and Buttercup on Dreadnought, 2024 085A Inspired by Alfred Jensen’s Study for Mural at Albany Mall, 1968, Oil on Canvas, 68 1/4 x 47 1/4, Buttercup on Terracotta on White and Jet Black, 2024-126 Inspired by Ellsworth Kelly’s Painting for a White Wall, Oil on Canvas (Five Parts), 23 1/2 x 71 1/4, Black, Bubblegum, Terracotta, White and Ultramarine on Light Gray, 2024-177 Inspired by Andre Cadere’s Barres de Bois Rond (A45-A52), 1975, Painted Wood, 8 parts, each 42 x 3.5 cm, Buttercup, Moss Green and Royal Blue on Dreadnought, 2024 084A After Jasper Johns Harlem Light, 1967, Oil and Collage on Canvas in Four Panels (detail of left canvas), Brick, Ebony and Snow White on Rain, 2024-145 Inspired by Jasper Johns Scent, 1973-74, Oil and Encaustic on Canvas in Three Panels, 6′ x 10′ 6 1/4″ (Ludwig Forum, Aachen), Clementine, Royal Purple and Dark Green on Crème on Light Gray, 2024-146 Inspired by Alfred Jensen’s The Marriage of Odd and Even Numbers, 1964, Oil on Canvas, 72 x 50 inches, 2024-129 Inspired by Larry Johnson’s Untitled (My Dad is My Hero, Wintergreen + Black), 1986, Edition of 2, Champagne on Mint on Black and Teal, 2024-140 Inspired by Larry Johnson’s Untitled (ABC), 1990, Unique Ekatacolor Print, 71 x 61 inches, Nut on Stormcloud on Clementine and Sky Blue, 2024-135 After David Hockney’s The Valley, 1970, Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x 48 inches, Light Gray, Sky Blue, Marina, Sage, Plum, Jewel Green, Emerald, and Bright Green on Azure, 2024-162 Messed Up Donald Judd, Untitled Woodcut in Blue and Orange (Cat # 239), 1992-93, Royal Purple on Tomato on Fluorescent White, 2024-150 Inspired by Donald Judd, Untitled Woodcut from a Set of 20, 1992-93, (Cat #249), Tomato and Jet Black on Dark Green on Snow White, 2024-151Inspired by Donald Judd, Untitled Lithograph from a Set of Two (Cat #264), 60 x 80 cm, Plum on Cayenne, 2024-153 Inspired by Alex Katz Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1963-64, Oil on Linen, 84 x 96 inches (Bayerische Museum, Munich), Dresden Yellow and Jewel Green on Ultarmarine and Fuschia and Tangerine on Ebony, 2024-168 Inspired by Marsden Hartley’s Leaves, 1929, Oil on Canvas, 63 x 56 cm, Williams College of Art, Fuschia, Fir and Light Moss on Light Gray, 2024 159 Inspired by Henri Matisse La Danse I, 1909, Oil on Canvas, 260 x 390 cm (Museum of Modern Art, New York), Plum on Apricot on Moss Green and Ultramarine, 2024-229 After John Knight’s Leetsoii, 1987, Nylon Carpet Installation, Hoshour Gallery, Albuquerque, Cyan on Nut, 2024-191 Inspired by Henri Matisse Lierre en Fleur, 1953, Maquette for a Stained Glass Window, Gouache on Paper, 284 x 286 cm (Dallas Museum of Art), Electric Blue, Moss Green, and Hot Red on Deep Yellow, 2024-222 Inspired by Richard Hawkins’ Not Velvet (Purple), Oil on Canvas, 51 x 41 cm, Terracotta, Tangerine and Deep Yellow on Grape, 2024-160 Inspired by Ellsworth Kelly’s Train Landscape, Oil on Canvas, 43 1/2 x 43 1/2 inches, Banana Yellow, Spring Green and Moss Green on White, 2024-178 Inspired by Richard Hawkins Bulletin, 2003, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 101 x 76 cm, Bright Green and Fir Green on Cayenne on Blush on Coral, 2024-161 After Imi Knoebel’s Red Yellow Blue, 1978, Cut and Painted Pasted Paper on Paper, 100 x 70 cm (Dia, New York), Ultramarine, Tomato and Banana Yellow on Fluorescent White, 2024-192 Inspired by Ferdinand Hodler’s Lake Geneva With Mont Blanc in the Early Morning, 1918, 25 3/8 x 36 inches (Kunsthaus Zurich), Lemon on Ultramarine and Kingfisher on Rose Petal, 2024-165 Inspired by Ferdinand Hodler’s Les Dents du Midi Depuis Champery, 1916, Oil on Canvas, 73.5 x 110 cm, Spring Green on Kingfisher and Ultramarine on Sky Blue, 2024-166 After Mike Kelley’s Horizontal Tracking Shot of a Cross Section of Trauma Rooms, 2009, Detail of Acrylic on Wood Panels, Timberwolf, Cyan, Blush, Forest Green and Cayenne on Light Gray, (Glenstone, Maryland), 2024-170 After Mike Kelley’s Stained Glass Mattress, 1989, Mattress and Glued Felt Cover, 9 1/4 x 61 1/2 x 80 inches (Goetz Collection, Munich), Scraps on Black, 2024-174 After Mike Kelley’s Lumpenprole, 1991, Yarn & Found Objects, 240 x 360 inches, Navy, Ultramarine, Light Gray, Nut, Merlot and Plum on Light Gray, 2024-172 Inspired by Ellsworth Kelly’s Two Yellows, Oil on Canvas, 1952, 59 x 59 inches, Deep Yellow and Banana Yellow on Chocolate, 2024-180 Inspired by Ellsworth Kelly’s Red Yellow Blue White, 1952, Oil on Canvas on 25 Panels 12 x 12 inches (60 x 148 inches overall), Ocean Blue, Tomato, and Banana Yellow on Chardonnay, 2024 179 Inspired by Piet Mondrian’s Composition with Grid 8 Checkerboard with Dark Colors, 1919, Oil on Canvas (Gemeentemuseum, the Hague), Ultramarine on Tomato on Tangerine on Clementine, 2024-183 Inspired by Martin Kippenberger’s Down with Inflation, 1984, Oil and Silicone on Canvas, 160 x 266 cm, Royal Purple and Moss Green on Spring Green, 2024-186After Martin Kippenberger’s 2nd Prize, Oil and Oat Flakes on Canvas, 180 x 150 cm, Strawberry Ice Cream on Fluorescent White on Chocolate on Sand, 2024-184 Inspired by Mike Kelley’s Alma Pater (Wolverine Den), 1990, Mixed Media Installation (Musee d’Art Contemporain, Bordeaux), Deep Yellow and Chocolate on Grape, 2024-173 Inspired by Henri Matisse La Danse, 1931-33, Oil on Three Canvas Panels, 355 x 498 cm (Musee de l’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris), Azure, Dusty Rose and Electric Blue on Ebony, 2024-226After Jeff Koons’ Bear and Policeman, 1988, Polychromed Wood, 216 x 109 x 104 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP, Cherry, Plum, Terracotta, Deep Yellow and Blush on Fluorescent White, 2024-188 Inspired by Jeff Koons Play-Doh From the Series Celebration, 1995-2000, Oil on Canvas, 340 x 280 cm, Tomato, Spring Green, Banana Yellow, Kingfisher, Lilac, and White on Light Gray, 2024-190 Inspired by Imi Knoebel’s Untitled, 1988, Collage, Acrylic, Paper, Cardboard and Glass, 120 x 100 cm, Dusty Rose on White on Cherry, Hot Read and Merlot on Sand, 2024-198Inspired by Imi Knoebel’s Figure 1, 1985, Acrylic, Wood, Plastic and Sheet Iron, 254 x 174 cm, Stormcloud on Dreadnought, 2024-199 Inspired by Henri Matisse Le Fauteuil Rocaille, 1946, Oil on Canvas, 92 x 73 cm, (Musee Matisse, Nice), Cherry and Moss Green on Lemon Yellow, 2024-224 Inspired by Frantisek Kupka’s Diagonal Flats, 1925, Oil on Canvas, 116 x 81 cm (Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris), Mint on Black on Spring, Moss, Emerald and Holiday Greens on Stormcloud, 2024-203 Inspired by Frantisek Kupka’s The Primitive, 1910-11, Oil on Canvas, 100 x 72 cm (Centre Pompidou, Paris), Mint on Gmund’s Forest Green on Cherry, Terracotta and Dusty Rose on Champagne, 2024-204 Inspired by Frantisek Kupka’s Violet and Yellow Memory, 1920-22, Oil on Canvas, 65 x 72 cm, (Centre Pompidou, Paris), Buttercup, Raspberry and White on Ebony, 2024-206 Inspired by Brice Marden’s Moon III, 1977, Oil and Beeswax on Three Canvas Panels, 213.4 x 304.8, Chardonnay, Hot Red and Midnight Blue on Light Gray, 2024-221 Inspired by Henri Matisse Femme au Madras, 1929-30, Oil on Canvas, 180 x 152 cm, Cayenne, Dusty Rose and Cyan on Azure, 2024-227Inspired by Mondrian’s Mill in Sunlight, 1908, Oil on Canvas, 114 x87 cm (Gemeentemuseum, the Hague), Marina on Terracotta on Deep Yellow and Light Green, 2024-239 Inspired by Brice Marden’s Red Rocks 1, 2000-02, Oil on Linen, 190.5 x 271.8 cm, Lemon, Cayenne, Tangerine, Ultramarine, and Chocolate on Merlot, 2024-214 Inspired by Henri Matisse Le Jeune Marin II, 1906, Oil on Canvas, 101.5 x 83 cm, Slate Gray, Fir Green and Terracotta on Dusty Rose, 2024-228 Inspired by Henri Matisse Tete Blanche et Rose, 1914, Oil on Canvas, 75 x 47 cm (Centre Pompidou, Paris), Dusty Rose and Royal Purple on Ebony, 2024-230 Inspired by Henri Matisse Le Pot Etain, 1917, Oil on Canvas, 92 x 65 cm (Cone Collection, Baltimore Museum of Art), Merlot and Forest Green on Ebony, 2024-231 Inspired by Mathurin Meheut, La Flaque, 1927-29, 43 x 32 cm, ed 5, Peach, Cayenne and Ultramarine on Light Gray, 2024-232 After John Miller Pilot at Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles, 2000 (detail), Dreadnought on Lemon on Black, 2024-235 Inspired by Francois Morellet’s Differents Rouges, 1953, Scraps on Hot Red, 2024-242 After John Miller’s Now We’re Big Potatoes, 1992, Mixed Media, 168 x 50 x 40 cm, Pale Lilac on Coral and Grape on Sand, 2024-236 After Francois Morellet’s Peinture, 1952, Oil on Wood Panel, 40 x 70 cm Dresden Yellow, Tomato and Cyan on Fluorescent White, 2024-240 After Francois Morellet’s 40% Bleu, 40% Rouge, 10% Vert, 10% Orange (Chartres), 1960, 140 x 140 cm, Kingfisher, Terracotta, Tomato and Moss Green on Ebony, 2024-243 After Matt Mullican’s Computer Project, 1989-90, Light Box Transparency, Dresden Yellow on Moss Green and Cyan on Black and Hot Red on Light Gray, 2024-246 After Blinky Palermo’s Cross Red-Blue, 1965, Collage and Gouache, 46.5 x 23.5 cm (Museum Ludwig, Koln), Kingfisher, Cayenne and Ultramarine on Sky Blue, 2024-249 After Blinky Palermo’s Fabric Picture Black, Brown-Ochre, Beige, 1969-70, Cotton, 200 x 200 cm (Kunstmuseum Bonn), Sand, Nut and Black Forest on Chocolate, 2024-250 After Sol Lewitt Four Basic Kinds of Lines and Colour (Yellow, Black, Blue and Red), Gmund Sage and Park Lane Lemon Chiffon, Raspberry Ice Cream and Cornflower on White, 2024-255After Sol Lewitt Four Basic Kinds of Lines and Colour, Park Lane Robin’s Egg, Blackberry Milkshake, Lemon Sky and Strawberry Ice Cream on White, 2024-259 After Sol Lewitt’s Four Basic Kinds of Lines and Colour (Red, Yellow-Blue, Red-Blue and Blue), Park Lane Raspberry Ice Cream, Pistaccio, Blueberry Ice Cream and Ice Cave on White, 2024-258 Inspired by Sol Lewitt’s Vertical Lines Not Straight Not Touching on Color, 1991, Set of Six Etching and Color Aquatints, 47 x 33 in, Gmund’s Sepia, Slate, Grape and Black Forest on Black, 2024-261 After Sol Lewitt’s Color Bands, 2000, Set of Eight Color Linocuts, 29 x 29 in each, Royal Purple, Tangerine, Hot Red, Holiday Green, Cyan, and Banana Yellow on Black, 2024-263 Inspired by Sol Lewitt Forms Derived from a Cube (Colors Superimposed), 1991, Set of 12 Color Screenprints, 32 x 32 in (#2), Gmund Black Forest, Merlot and Midnight Blue on Park Lane Lemon Sky, 2024-265 Inspired by Sol Lewitt Two Asymmetrical Pyramids, 1986, Set of Four Screenprints, 38 x 62 in, Park Lane Turf, Polenta, and Bazooka on Gmund Sand, 2024-274Inspired by Ken Price Untitled, 1990, Watercolor and Ink on Paper, 22 1/2 x 28 inches, Park Lane Bazooka on Raspberry Ice Cream, 2024-288 Inspired by Ken Price Untitled #7, 1974, Glazed Ceramic in Two Parts, Gmund Sepia, Park Lane Cantaloupe, Canson Kingfisher and unknown Watermelon on Blick White, 2024-289After Georgia O’Keeffe Pink Ornamental Banana, 1939, Oil on Canvas, 19 x 16 in, Park Lane Blackberry Ice Cream and Turf on Blackberry Milkshake, 2024-291 After Ken Price Untitled, 1972-1977, Tempera on Paper, 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in (detail), Scraps on Park Lane Lemon Chiffon, 2024-292 After Ken Price Untitled, 1972-1977, Tempera on Paper, 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in (detail), Scraps on Sky Blue, 2024-296 Inspired by Ken Price, Ultra-Purple, 1987, Fired and Painted Clay, 23 x 11 x 15 in, Park Lane Lilac on Robin’s Egg, 2024-297After Georgia O’Keeffe the Barns, Lake George, 1926, Oil on Canvas, 21 x 32 1/4 in (Georgia O’Keeffe Museum), Scraps on Sky Blue, 2024-315 After Bridget Riley Parade 1, 1999-2000, Oil on Linen, 524 x 228 cm, Park Lane Summer on Purple Crayon on Turf on Gmund Stormcloud, 2024-319 Inspired by Frank Stella Sinjerli II, 1967, Polymer and Fluorescent Polymer Paint on Canvas, Canson Moss, Blick Black, Park Lane Butterscotch & Strawberry Ice Cream on White on Canson Mint, 2024-350 Inspired by Tony Smith Untitled, 1959-60, Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 in, Gmund Cayennne, Canson Crème and Blick Black on Pullinger’s Brown, 2024-332 Botanical #2 After Frank Stella De La Nada Vita a la Nada Muerte, 1965, Metallic Powder in Polymer Emulsion on Canvas, 84 x 282 in, Park Lane Turf on White on White, 2024-341 After Paul Sharits Axiomatic Granularity, 1972-73, 16mm Color Film with Sound, 20 mins, Park Lane Purple Crayon, Blackberry Ice Cream, Lilac and Blueberry Ice Cream on Gmund Grape, 2024-329 After Frank Stella Marrakech, 1964, Fluorescent Alkyd on Canvas, 77 x 77 in, Canson Dresden Yellow and Brick Red on Blick White, 2024-334 After Frank Stella Valparaiso Flesh and Green, 1963, 78 x 135 in, Gmund Olive and Canson Nut on Park Lane Lemon Sky on Lemon Sky, 2024-337 After Frank Stella Empress of India, 1965, Metallic Powder in Polymer Emulsion on Canvas, 77 x 224 in, Gmund Merlot and Forest Green and Blick Deep Yellow on White, 2024 -39 Inspired by Paul Thek Puddle and Dust, 1987, Acrylic on Canvas Board, 51 x 61 cm, Gmund Cayenne, Park Lane Swimming Pool and Purple Crayon on Blick Black, 2024-377 After Frank Stella Sidi Ifni, 1965, Fluorescent Alkyd on Canvas, 88 x 88 in, Park Lane Turf and Hot Chocolate on White on Canson Dresden Yellow on Park Lane White, 2024-343 After Frank Stella Agbatana III, 1968, Polymer and Fluorescent Polymer Paint on Canvas, Gmund Timberwolf, Park Lane Mango & Banana Crème and Blick Chocolate on Brick Red on Brick Red, 2024-349 Inspired by Sturtevant’s Warhol Flowers, 1991, Silkscreen on Canvas, 305 x 305 cm, Park Lane Butterscotch and Purple Crayon on Gmund Licorice on Blick Black, 2024-351 Inspired by Keith Haring Untitled #4, 1988, Acrylic on Canvas, 60 x 60 inches, Park Lane Black, Orange and Turf on White, 2024-362 After Sturtevant’s Stella Luis Miguel Dominguin (First Version), 1990, Aluminum Oil Paint on Canvas, 235 x 180 cm, Gmund Stone on Sand on Sand, 2024 353 After Sturtevant’s Warhol Flowers, 1969, Silkscreen on Canvas, 28 x 28 cm, Park Lane Turf and Canary Yellow on Blick Black, 2024-355 After Kai Altoff and Robert Elfgen The Raft, 2004, Mixed Media, (Detail), Park Lane Blackberry Ice Cream and Canson Royal Purple on Gmund Sunflower, 2024-370 After Paul Thek Untitled Technological Reliquary, 1965-66, Mixed Media, 98 x 31 x 31 cm, Park Lane Lime Green and Baby’s Breath on Gmund Fluorescent White, 2024-368After Paul Thek Puddle, 1988, Acrylic on Canvas Board, 26 x 33 x 3 cm, Park Lane Electric Blue and Turquoise on Gmund Powder Pink, 2024-378
