Homage To A Sign Painter
By Norman Carr
Father’s Day is this weekend in the United States. Whether you refer to your patriarch as father, dad or pop, please take a moment to think of him. This post is a tribute to my father.
"Pop" Art by Norman Carr, 2023, Acrylic on Hardboard, 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches
“Pop” Art is dedicated to Merle Carr, my late father, who was a sign painter. My creative development started while a child at his feet as he painted signs. His brush strokes ascended, descended, looped and joined gracefully in a swash or straight line. Before I could read the words he painted, I could appreciate the circular, vertical, horizontal, diagonal and serpentine brush strokes that formed letters that composed words. Two decades later, his influence would contribute to my art degree. Now seven decades later, his influence continues as I paint—occasionally with brushes and tools that I inherited. The numbers in this piece were painted using brass stencils found in my father’s shop.
“Pop” Art was awarded Honorable Mention in Numbers Exhibition 2023 at Sedona Arts Center in Sedona, Arizona. This year it was accepted for an exhibition at Hays Arts Council in Hays, Kansas.
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