DAYDREAMS/ India ink, wax and plastic emulsion resist on paper/ ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM/ PICTOGRAPHIC ART

      

             

                 Daydreams 

               1984

               by Eric Whollem

               India ink, wax and plastic emulsion resist on paper

               Collection of the artist

               5 1/2" x 4 3/16"

                  COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

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ON THIS VIDEO

Figurative Abstractions by Eric Whollem                      

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BOX BLOCKS/ a geometric abstraction in watercolor medium

              Box Blocks

              1981
              by Eric Whollem
              watercolor on paper
              Collection of the artist
              3 3/8" x 2 1/4"
                            Copyright by the artist

CUMBERLAND GAP/ mixed media resist on paper/ ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM/ PICTOGRAPHIC ART

                                                    Cumberland Gap

                                                    1986
                                                     by Eric Whollem
                                                     mixed media on paper
                                                     Collection of the artist
                                                     6 x 9"
                                                                                        Copyright by the artist

Listening to Old Timey Mountain Music

I was listening to Cisco Houston's version of "Cumberland
Gap," an old Appalachian folk song, when I painted the work
seen here.  Such titling, no doubt, is not uncommon with artists.
Everything has it's subtle influence.