Greenleaf
12 February 2026
Acrylic on hardboard
20 x 10 inches (50.8 x 25.4 cm)
I painted over Ruebenite for this abstract. Ruebenite was made for an art call but was superseded by other entries. The earlier call was RAW, CONCRETE so I covered the hardboard and frame with grout to get a concrete look. It worked pretty well, but the painting wasn't holding any space in my heart. The other reason I tried the grout was to get rid of leaves carved into the frame - hence the new title Greenleaf. I didn't just paint over Ruebenite in spite, I took it as an opportunity to make a painting for another call entitled STEP, REPEAT. It's theme is patterns and this is a geometric pattern. And it's one that's been on my mind for about 30 years...this a head nod to Box Cube, drawn in 1995. I think I'll enter this one with Odeum.
Left: the frame which gives us the title. Next to it, Reubenite.
The other two shots are stage pics.
The frame holding Greenleaf. You can see the leaves are covered and it's concrete-ish.
Note: almost all my frames are easily removed.
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