Word: sketchier
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Over the years, Kitaj's way of painting has passed from extreme and at times mannered precision (though with "rough" bits of drawing and focus) to a much looser and Expressionist manner. His most recent work is sketchier yet, and some of its tropes seem merely silly-like Western Bathers, 1993-94, a parody of Cazanne's theme but with the figures in cowboy costume around a campfire. Maybe a climactic late style lies on the other side of this interlude, maybe not. In neither case can his work be written...
Howe speaks about his materials, subjects and studio time with a certain humility, recounting how in his college days he painted on cardboard because he couldn't afford canvas, or calling one of his sketchier pieces a "naptime painting" because he created it when his toddler was a sleep. Although Howe is not a professional artist and has a different full-time career, he considers himself a very serious painter. This admirable dedication and unique painterly vision shines through in his work...