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Recent Work

In this series of paintings on paper I explore the darkest of human occupations — war. History shows the warrior as one of humanity’s oldest and most complex archetypes — the transmutation of the self while facing mortality.

These images of soldiers from past eras represent the pathos, determination, reluctance, and despair of the anonymous men they depict.

The flatness and transparency of the paint casts the figures in a ghostly light, a faint echo reminiscent of past portrait subjects; while the brightness of the pallet and careless intensity of line offers contemporary relevance.

These soldiers are meant to represent the unease of living and striving. The impacts of their successes or failures are lost to us, absorbed by new times and cultures. They represent our own efforts to mark time and memory with our actions. To understand them is to understand ourselves.

Photography of artwork by Tim Aguero [www.aguerophoto.com]

For current pricing of work or information requests,
Contact: Roger Shurtleff [206.297.1812]