CHILDREN — BRENT GODFREY

CHILDREN

paintings of people in the early stages of life

Taming the Id, 2014. Oil on canvas, 40x28 in.

Upstage, 2015. Oil on linen, 36x48 in. SOLD, private collection

Joy, 2022. Oil on canvas, 48x48 in. SOLD, private collection

Search, 2015. Acrylic on canvas, 48x36 in.

Wish, 2015. Acrylic on canvas, 36x36 in.

Early Learning, 2020. Oil on canvas, 24x36 in.

Learning to Break Glass, 2017. Oil on canvas, 30x30 in. SOLD, private collection

In the Beginning, 2015. Oil on panels 15x20 in.

Empowerment, 2023. Oil on linen, 36x48 in.

Pluck, 2015. Oil on linen, 48x48 in. SOLD, private collection

Girl at Sunset, 2015. Oil on linen, 30x40 in. SOLD, private collection

Winter Light 2013. Acrylic on canvas, 40x40 in.

Isaac, 2022. Oil on canvas, 24x24 in.

Sway, 2020. Oil on linen, 48x36 in.

To Make A World, 2022. Oil on canvas, 48x48 in. SOLD, private collection

Grace, 2022. Oil on canvas, 24x24 in.

Wonder Bred, 2017. Oil on canvas, 30x30 in.

Lessons, 20212. Acrylic on panel, 20x15 in.

Time, 2012. Acrylic on linen, 36x36 in.

Little Lamb, 2022. Oil on canvas, 30x30 in.

Little Monkey, 2017. Oil on canvas, 40x40 in.

Focus, 2010. Acrylic on canvas, 37x27 in.

Tides, 2011. Oil on canvas, 17x27 in.

Borrowed Dreams, 2016. Oil on canvas, 40x50 in.

Recognition, 2010. Acrylic on canvas, 34x44 in.

Allure, 2015. Acrylic on canvas, 35x21.5 in.

Fallout (Nuclear Family), 2021. Oil on linen, 36x84 in.

Little Doll, 2011. Acrylic on canvas, 30x33 in.

Wild Child 3, 2014. Oil on canvas, 24x24 in.

The BOY series starts by referencing a photograph. Americans recognize it as a yearbook photo, arranged in predictable rows. Each painting alters subtly, then more dramatically, revealing various personae and shifts in emotion. Eventually, the face distorts into abstraction, offering alternative visual experiences with more obscured narratives. The work can be approached as a meditation on boyhood, or as a contemplation of various approaches to painting.

BOY

All paintings are 20x16 in, oil on linen, completed in 2016.