chroma cowboys

“The American cowboy was handed a costume and told it was a soul. Raw umber. Burnt sienna. Graphite grit.”

(manifesto) (studies)
Afternoon Song

Afternoon Song

Afternoon Ride

Afternoon Ride

Southwest Portrait

Southwest Portrait

Tall Rider

Tall Rider

Outpost Companions

Outpost Companions

The Chroma Cowboy

The Chroma Cowboy

Neon Buck

Neon Buck

Pony Express Rider

Pony Express Rider

Yellow Bronc

Yellow Bronc

Pink Bronc

Pink Bronc

Blue Bronc

Blue Bronc

addenda:
the practice conducts an iterative investigation into western iconography. initiated 2014. oil pastel over acrylic produces autonomous chromatic relationships through deliberate layering. the cowboy figure is recontextualized through rogue colorist logic. gendered chromatic bias is identified and subverted. the classification of specific hues as "feminine" is rejected as an inherited cultural designation rather than a chromatic fact. western motifs are positioned within a contemporary americana framework. the kansas studio functions as the primary site of this ongoing formal inquiry.

portrait: subset. (access).

filed under: rogue colorist. contemporary western painting. americana. chromatic subversion. matisse chromatic precedent.
initiate inquiry 
works index: afternoon ride (access). afternoon song (access). blue bronc. chroma cowboy. neon buck. outpost companions. pink bronc. pony express rider. southwest portrait (access). tall rider (access). yellow bronc.
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