Three

This Contemporary SERIES of Numbers (Zero - Nine) are large 72" x 36" and painted in Acrylic on Canvas. The positive Numeral in each in soft marble textured tones. These are contrasted by bolder, deep, rich crystallized colours in the negative areas of the Numeral. By pushing the Numeral out to the edges of the canvas, the effect becomes an Abstract Minimalist Painting in which the Number shape becomes less obvious on first look. 

Number Three's are achievers and need to succeed. They are natural leaders and want to make things happen. They are show people, status seekers, and handle each of their roles better than their true self.  Ronald Reagan was a three.  As was Dorothy Day.  Major League Baseball player Babe Ruth wore No 3 on his jersey as did Dale Earnhardt on his race car.

I have come to this number imagery after many years of creating art and hope to inspire the viewer to think and wonder. This recent series incorporates the individual numeral from zero to nine as the basis of the entire artwork. Positive and negative space is defined to create a contemporary, expressive color field painting. I play with the paint and painting process in these defined spaces to create subtle but intriguing surfaces of color and texture that reveal more and more on each viewing.