The House Paint Series is a collection of painting experiments made exclusively out of donated and mis-tinted house paint. Inspired by this ever-present home improvement material, I am committed to creating 100 paintings over the next year exploring my connection to this medium. These experiments are almost completely unrestricted, utilizing a wide variety of tools to apply the paint and additional materials to expand the content and context of the works. Below you will find the first 18 pieces in the House Paint Series, all completed in 2022.

For the past decade my artistic practice has been primarily focused on sculptural work, making both large and small works from a variety of materials that reflect the curious nature of architecture, community, and domestic life. For the majority of my time as a working artist, I have found I could better investigate my interest in house and home through sculpture, but I have also held a slowly simmering desire to incorporate a traditionally two dimensional material into my work: house paint.

I hope to find a path through these forays with house paint that will lead me to an aesthetic and way of working that illustrates my connection to the material and the subject matter. Already I have found meaning in the various ways of applying and removing paint, exposing the history of the paint on the surface of the work, feeling connected to the evolution of the surface like layers of paint in a house and the layers of expression we share with the world. Sometimes the experiments are fast and formless investigations of color and texture. Sometimes the paintings are slow and tedious explorations of how I can form shape and line. Some pieces are entirely 2D while others include 3D architectural forms that imply a commentary on home or community. All of the paintings are fast, playful and are shared regardless of whether I think they are “good” or “bad” when completed.

You can check out process videos for most of these pieces on my instagram.