Studio Time

The idea behind this one is probably obvious. It’s basically meant to illustrate “Judgement”… the feeling you get when you see that look in someone’s eyes that says they’ve already made up their mind about you. Any guy that had long hair in the ’60s or wore a mohawk in the ’70s knows the feeling all too well. If you’re too old, if you’re too young… if you’re from the country or “another” country… any woman that’s had to enter “that” workplace… any person of color that’s had to walk down the street. Many of us have had the experience to some degree or another. I figured that a jury or tribunal pretty well illustrated the concept.

Technically… I covered this with paint and mineral spirits and let the paint run down the face of it. I built a grid on top of that, blocked in the basic forms and added the figures. It’s oil on paper mounted on a 28×22 inch panel.