Painted Mask Series - I have long been infatuated with abstract painting. While in art school in California we studied all the great painters. Nothing touched me like the Abstract Expressionist Movement. Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, Franz Kline this style touched me like no other. I have always loved to paint. As a very small boy I would spend hours with my crayons, making wild circles and shapes with a black crayon then using different colors to fill in the voids and create a treasure trove of color! Always trying desperately to stay within the lines. I have evolved to the point that at times I can't see the lines, always to be reeled in by my basic foundation of order.

To this point, my “Painted Masks” have followed a specific language or alphabet to guide me through each mask. I have varied the color families at times, but they all come from the same beginning. These masks range from 72” tall to 20”

All artwork © Jeff Zigulis