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Art by Construction Workers | A Virtual Exhibition
Kent Johnson
I became interested in painting heads of poets and writers about 20 years ago while teaching a painting workshop at Pratt’s School of Continuing Studies. I had to see for myself, using paint, what the authors really looked like, and what painting could do. The reading and this practice are on-going. So many books, so little time. And lately I’ve been painting landscapes and clouds, as well since the pandemic year allowed me to slow down and look at the world.
Clouds and Chimney
2020, acrylic on masonite, 7 x 6 5/8 inches
Clouds and Tree
2020, acrylic on masonite, 8 x 7 1/2 inches
Pitcher Mountain Farm
2021, acrylic on linen, 30 x 11 inches
Bayonne / Goethals
2021, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 8 inches
Eudora Welty
2021, acrylic on masonite, 7 x 6 5/8 inches
David Park
2021, acrylic on masonite, 7 x 6 5/8 inches
W.S. Merwin, Kent Johnson
Robinson Jeffers, Kent Johnson
David Park, Kent Johnson
Self at 17, 21, 38, and 69, Kent Johnson
Self at 38 and Self at 69, Kent Johnson
Self at 17 and Self at 21, Kent Johnson
There You Are, Kent Johnson
Lucille Clifton and Su Tung-Po, Kent Johnson
