RAYMOND LOGAN
Artist Statement
Raymond Logan is a painter of recognizable subjects but adamantly not a realist. While the content of his paintings is wide ranging, he renders each with a deep reverence for its unique subtleties of shape, shadow, and most importantly, color. Working in thickly applied paint and a rich color palette, Logan uses deft strokes, in effect carving his paint, in surprising colors extrapolated from what he sees. Using this unique technique, his paintings become fully abstract up close. Logan writes, “My work is born through solid draftsmanship plus a liberal application of paint via a brush or a knife or anything I can get my hands on, plus plenty of color experimentation.”
