"Ambient Deer" is the major piece of this era of my work measuring 12 feet by 8 feet painted in acrylic and mixed media which are propelled by air brush and commercial house paint sprayer on canvas. The imagery is taken from several mismatched photographs. They include a large female "impressionistic" air brush study, a group of "more tightly projected" swimmers bathing in a mountain stream and hand painted deer that have been intentionally superimposed into the front of the work. There are basically 3 layers of reality creating a rather deep albeit artificial depth of field. The position of the deer is intended to create a quandary for the viewer, particularly if they are familiar with "the artists" work and assume he is intending to make a point. For all its implied eccentricity the painting is quite direct and literal. It is executed successfully as was designed to be viewed from quite a distance as is the fashion of the large works of Seurrat or later Pop Art -Artists. Ambient Deer demands a setting of empty space and the required setting to be appreciated.
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