The Abstract+Expressionist Art Journal

It isn’t ’shotgun art’ as in art done with a shotgun. But the object-oriented style I invented often gives scatter-like effects.

Ithaca 12 Gauge
Acrylic on Unstretched Canvas
36″ x 53″
(2003)

An instrument designed for sport or to feed a family, it has often instead become an instrument of violence. The shotgun was wrapped under the canvas to complete the connection with the object prior to painting.