provincetown dune

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Comment by Resident Curator on February 5, 2016 at 8:53am

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Provincetown Dune appears to be structured in a similar manner to your various fence paintings, but rather than employing a stabilizing repetition of marks in the bottom of the picture plane, the long yellow strokes provide dynamic directional element.  I find it interesting that they sway to the right, while the dune dips down on the left hand side of the piece, providing a skillful counter- movement.   The stark simplicity of the work is also nicely accentuated by subtle blue manipulations in the sky.  I see the faint band of whitish clouds as echoing the white dune shape below.  It surprised me to see the notation that this is a rather small piece; I imagined it larger, as it highlights a wide open expanse.