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Original work. Acrylic, chalk paint on linen canvas. 48x30

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The Tablecloth Series (2018) is an ongoing series that I originally had explored in my masters program. I recently moved back to revisiting this idea because I have found it a challenge to paint on a surface that already has a print. And a print, especially a floral print that is commercially manufactured, like a tablecloth, has a pattern that is very structured. The print itself also comes with its own context and cultural associations. Just naming this piece, for example, "Ralph Lauren" comes with a context that is significant within a Western culture. This print is was designed and created for the house, decorating our interiors with something that we as a society consume as "beautiful." The print itself allows me to question, what do I negate or "black out" and cover up? What areas to let the original pattern peak through and how to make it into something more abstract. Different prints of course offer up slightly different challenges with color palettes and how tight the print is etc. that I react to right away, instead of creating something from a "white canvas.”