C H A R L E S
FINE

AN INTUITIVE PAINTER, CHARLES FINE CONSTANTLY REWORKS HIS PAINTINGS OVER EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, EMPLOYING A PROCESS OF ERASING AND EXPOSING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF ALKYD RESIN, ASPHALTUM AND OIL PAINT. THROUGH THIS REPETITION OF APPLICATION AND SURFACE EXCAVATION, EARLY IMAGES AND COLORS ARE RECOVERED AND REVEALED LIKE PENTIMENTI . HIS PAINTINGS, HAVING UNDERGONE MULTIPLE METAMORPHOSES BEFORE REACHING THEIR FINAL STATE, ARE CHARACTERIZED BY SUBTLY MODULATED COLORS AND RICHLY LAYERED, YET TRANSLUCENT, SURFACES.