" Drawing on Receipts "
This series is analog art on reused shopping related papers and packaging. It was partly motivated by these being free and immediately available materials and also not wanting to waste them. I started it when I was in the UK in early 2025 and continued working on it over that summer while in the Netherlands. I still have a lot of papers and receipts from travel in various places that I'm saving in case I add more pieces to this group. I suppose it's in progress.
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In some cases I've not kept the originals. For example, when working in oil stick on unprimed surfaces - this deteriorates the papers. It is not important to me whether the work is kept long term or not. I prefer to work quickly when the mood strikes and not worry about that issue.
I Think I Caught a Cold
pencil and colored pencil on my old shopping list (untrimmed and unflattened),
Da Nang, Vietnam
approx. 4 x 3 in. (10.16 x 7.62 cm),
2025
Purple Round
oil stick, acrylic, and ink pen on gessoed paperboard packaging for cheap rolling suitcase (untrimmed),
painted in Amsterdam on packaging from the US
approx. 6.88 x 5.25 in. (17.5 x 13.5 cm),
2025
Red Moon
oil stick, acrylic, and ink pen on gessoed paperboard packaging for fabric laundry basket (untrimmed),
painted in Amsterdam on packaging from the UK
approx. 4 x 11 in. (10 x 27.5 cm),
2025
Shopping List Shapes
graphite pencil and colored pencil on found paper shopping list (untrimmed and unflattened),
Blackpool, UK
approx. 3.25 x 2.5 in. (8.25 x 6.25 cm),
2025
Retro Man
oil stick on paper shopping receipt for baseball hat on sunny day,
Blackpool, UK
approx. 6 x 3 in. (15.24 x 7.62 cm),
2025
Random Shapes
oil stick on paper shopping receipt for oranges and measuring tape,
Blackpool, UK
approx. 3.13 x 8.75 in. (7.95 x 22.23 cm),
2025
Triple Take
graphite pencil on paper shopping receipt for art supplies,
Blackpool, UK
11.75 x 8.25 in. (29.75 x 21 cm),
2025