“In this painting [top right], I wanted to see something different from the ground up, literally. In terms of imagery, shape, form, etc., this untitled work on wood panel is not much of a departure from one of my most recent paintings, Up River. The disconnect is the using the wood surface as the ground.

During the last month or two, I've had this re-occurring thought about about the texture of the ground. I wanted a more rough hewn surface, raw and unvarnished. I thought it would be interesting for me to do and for the viewer to experience."

  –– Tom Savage, August, 2010

 

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