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detail, "k's xmas gift"
collection of k. kennedy, houston



detail, "self portrait"
collection of the artist



detail, "mark"
collection of the artist

Portraits

1970-1976

The portrait was one of my earliest genres. It's natural: as animals, the face is what we notice first.

I used portraits to study expressions and to memorialize my friends and family, and to show how I felt about myself.

The portrait is, universally, a fetish: a spiritual artifact, the centerpiece of the shrine, reinforcing our connection with family and community.



detail, "pap"
collection of c. v. ludington, marietta, ohio



detail, "linda & mark"
collection of the artist