Volley Fire (2023) presents my mannequin named Ivanka attacked by a flurry of arrows while traversing the forest on a whimsical stead. There is an inherent juxtaposition between the lighthearted creativity of the subject matter to the darker sense of this soldier's possible demise. There is also a juxtaposition between the highly rendered face and fabric compared to the arrows made to appear as clip art. What made me interested in art in the first place was always figuration, and so oftentimes I find it more enjoyable to personify objects or animals in a composition to give a more dynamic take on things. The way I make faces comes from connecting many different original images together at important meeting points, such at eyelids, mouths, noses, or chins. Then I twist or push the remaining sections of a face to fit the mold of this new figure. In this case I then painted the original photoshopped reference in oil paint. I then have the painting scanned and printed on high quality fine art paper.
 
VARIANTS:
-5x4 Inch Inkjet Print: Printed on Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy with Epson Claria Ink. Each print has a one-inch vertical and half-inch horizontal boarder on each side (7x5 inch total size) for convenient framing if desired. The artwork itself is 5x4 inches. Under ideal conditions, the colors will not fade for 25-30 years. This print is signed and titled by the artist on the back in pencil, then shipped in a secure catalog envelope.
-9.5x7.5 Inch Inkjet Print: Printed on Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper with Epson Claria Ink. Each print has a half inch boarder on each side. The print is a half-inch smaller than 10x8 so if mated no information is lost. Under ideal conditions, the colors will not fade for 25-30 years. This print is signed and titled by the artist in pencil, then shipped in a secure rigid mailer.
-10x8 Inch Archival Giclee Print: Printed on Acid-Free Fine Art Paper with a half-inch boarder on each side. This print is scanned and printed by Harborside Printing Co. in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Under ideal conditions, the colors will not fade for 100 Years. This print is signed and titled by the artist in pencil, then shipped in a secure rigid mailer.
 
FRAMING SUGGESTION: If you're looking for a frame, I suggest a simple black gallery frame with a mat.