Don’t Quit Don’t Ever Quit centers on a bold, high-key yellow mass that spreads across the surface, acting as both structure and disruption. The paint is poured and pushed into an irregular, organic shape that resists clean containment, allowing the edges to remain active and unstable. Beneath and within this field, cooler blues and teals establish a secondary layer of movement, partially obscured but still legible through the translucency of the yellow.
The composition is punctuated by drawn and graphic elements—looping circular forms, linear marks, and fragments of cartoon-like figures—that emerge and recede across the surface. The phrase “MAKE OVER,” embedded within the central field, introduces a textual interruption that complicates the reading of the work. These elements operate in tension with the broader gestural field, creating a push and pull between immediacy and reflection, spontaneity and revision.
The title reads as both directive and echo, reinforcing the painting’s sense of persistence. The work leans into repetition, reworking, and continuation, allowing earlier marks to remain visible while newer gestures assert themselves over top. Rather than resolving into a fixed image, the painting holds onto this layered, iterative energy, suggesting a process that is ongoing rather than complete.
- Subject Matter: abstract
- Collections: 2024, Work on Paper, Work on Yupo