PACKAGE STRAPPING
The Package Strapping series are mid-sized collage paintings, often including tape, string or package strapping appropriated from NYC streets. A pleasurable moment is discovering exactly what a work needs right on the sidewalk. - JR
Bluebird, 2025
Acrylic, marker, mylar balloon foil, police caution tape, metal wire, plexiglass screen,
reflective foil, painter’s tape, plastic disk, plastic gear component, bottle cap, coin, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas on canvas
19 x 24 x 2 in (canvas)
21 x 24 x 2 in (wall)
Deli Peony, 2024
Acrylic, marker, plexiglass shards, plastic straw, artist tape, string, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
17 x 22 1/2 x 2 in (canvas)
27 x 22 1/2 x 2 in (wall)
Sidewalk Torque, 2024
Acrylic, marker, reflective ribbon, dichroic foil, construction netting, acrylic resin pieces, blue paper, glitter, masking plastic, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
18 x 22 3/4 x 2 in (canvas),
38 x 22 3/4 x 2 in (wall)
Deli Lilies, 2024
Acrylic, marker, plastic sheet, window screen, reflective foils, caution tape, subway caution tape, watercolor paper, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
19 3/4 x 25 x 1 1/2 in (canvas)
28 x 26 ½ x 1 1/2 in (wall)
Blue Man Group, 2022
Acrylic, marker, window screen, police caution tape, bottle cap, foil strips, found tassel, package strapping, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
22 1/4 x 17 in
Lemon Links, 2023
Acrylic, marker, ink, artist tape, plastic sheeting, caution tape, plastic screen, and silkscreen ink on canvas mounted on museum board
10 x 10 in
Drones in the Moonlight, 2022
Acrylic, marker, construction netting, caution tape, textured foil, resin pieces, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
21 7/8 x 17 1/2 in
High Five, 2022
Acrylic, marker, artist tape, spray paint, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
22 3/4 x 17 5/8 in
Can I Drive the Bus?, 2022
Acrylic, marker, duck mask bands, embroidery thread, balloon foil, package strapping, foil, construction netting, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
21 3/4 x 17 1/2 in
Indictor, 2023
Acrylic, marker, artist tape, plastic sheet, reflective foils, and silkscreen ink on canvas
22 x 17 1/4 in
Come Ride with Me!, 2022
Acrylic, marker, window screening, bling, artist tape, netting, found objects, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
22 5/8 x 17 5/8 in
Golden Handshake, 2023
Acrylic, marker, reflective foils, screen, plastic ribbon, acrylic pieces, fire caution tape, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
22 3/4 x 17 5/8 in
Giftgruen Goose, 2022
Acrylic, marker, plastic sheet, reflective foils, masking sheet, package strapping, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
21 5/8 x 17 5/8 in
High Dive, 2022
Acrylic, marker, resin pieces, window screening, canvas cutout, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
21 3/4 x 17 3/4 in
On the Fence on Flatbush, 2022
Acrylic, marker, plastic sheet, masking sheet, reflective foils, window screening, package strapping, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
22 x 17 3/4 in (canvas),
22 x 19 1/4 in (wall)
String Swing,2022
Acrylic, marker, batteries, nylon string, bling, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas
21 3/4 x 17 3/4 in
Wide Angle Lens, 2022
Acrylic, marker, sequined ribbon, foil, acrylic sample square, sketchbook cover piece, silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
22 x 17 in
Kool Kat, 2022
Acrylic, marker, reflective foils, screen, netting, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas,
22 3/4 x 17 5/8 in
Subway Shuffle, 2022
Acrylic, marker, Artist tape, plexiglass sample, plexiglass screen, construction netting, police tape, reflective foil pieces, and silkscreen ink on canvas,
22 x 17 in