"Green Deep"
Oil on Canvas Painting
Framed.
32" H x 32" W x 2.5" D.
Bob Cross - Regional Artist
Abstract painting can be an oddly reflective discipline, one which reveals something of our individual nature. I consider style, composition, surface quality and content as important components of my work - and I must admit I have a soft spot for color.
During the last recession my work transformed from hard-edged abstraction to something more primitivistic or expressive. I had been watching the show "Mad Men" and wanted to reconnect with the sensibilities of the abstract expressionist artists that I began my career working with as a master printer in New York in the '80s.
This new awareness changed the way I think about regional art. As more and more local businesses closed their doors and...