MOUNTAINS OF THE HIEROPHANT/ watercolor and wax resist on paper/ PICTOGRAPHIC ABSTRACTION BASED ON NATIVE AMERICAN ROCK ART

           

 

             Mountains of the Hierophant

             1984

             by Eric Whollem

             watercolor and wax resist on paper

             Collection of the artist

             9" x 6"

                       Copyright by the artist        

A Work Reflecting My Study of Modoc Indian Rock Art

This work was painted after a trip to the desert
north of Mt. Shasta. I have visited the Modoc Lava
Beds National Monument a number of times.

CARYATID/ a wax etching on paper/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION

                                              

                                                   Caryatid

                                                   1984

                                                   by Eric Whollem

                                                   wax etching on paper

                                                   Collection of the artist

                                                   6" x 9"

                                                                           Copyright by the artist        

The Human Form

Marc Chagall's otherworldly use of color always
intrigued me. The viewer will recognize what I
mean here, noting the blue face of the Caryatid.

This work was created using a blunted linoleum
cutter as a palette knife. I engraved through thick
layers of pigmented wax,  expressionistically
modelling this figure.

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NEITHER CONSCIOUSNESS, NOR FORM, NOR FEELING, NOR PERCEPTION, NOR AWARENESS/ watercolor and wax resist on paper/ A PICTOGRAPHIC ABSTRACTION BASED ON MY STUDIES OF CALIFORNIA INDIAN ROCK ART/ a tribute to prajnaparamita

          

              Neither Consciousness, Nor Form, Nor Feeling, Nor Perception, Nor Awareness

              1984
              by Eric Whollem
              watercolor and wax resist on paper
              Collection of the artist
              9" x 6"
                      Copyright by the artist

An Esoteric Work

When an artist creates a work, he often names it based
upon those things that were being imprinted on his mind
at the time of the work's inception. This could be music,
landscape, events, or philosophical ideas, as in the case
of this work.