Wendy Laursen
MA, LPC, LCAS-A
Individual, Teen, Couples,
and Family Therapy
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WBM august 2019
An admirer of a wide variety
of artists, from Edward Hooper
to the abstract expressionists,
Moore spent a lot of his child-hood
poring over one of his
father’s art history books and
taking in the amazing range of
work hanging in North Carolina
art museums. His interest in
German expressionism and
the practice of artists like
Franz Klein and Mark Rothko
is evident in his abstract works
in his heavier-handed paint
application, broader brush-strokes
and more neutral and
monochromatic color schemes.
Depicting small groups of
objects and abstracted interior
spaces, these pieces provide an
interesting comparison to his drawings, watercolors and representational work in oils.
“Gibson” depicts two vessels with large handles, possibly pitchers or mugs. The major-ity
of the piece’s backdrop is white, but small sections of lightly brushed-on brown paint
suggest a tabletop or other wooden surface. The viewer’s eye is drawn to the foremost
piece by the shades of pale pink comprising its open top and the thicker black lines and
more robust shading that flank it. The piece in the background nearly fades into its sur-roundings,
more faintly suggested by a grey outline and small pale shadow.
Additional paintings like “Riverwalk” toe the line between Moore’s primary modes,
depicting scenes fairly realistically with slightly abstracted perspective and flattened sur-faces,
along with thicker and more impressionistic paint application.
The effect of Moore’s attentive observation and diverse skills in the principles and
applications of design is a body of work that is dynamic, creative and nostalgic for folks
familiar with the area. Often taking as his subjects the environment, locales and people of
his hometown, Moore doesn’t just document the appearance of his subjects, but rather
reveals their communal or emotional significance.
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Beach Day, 32 x 43.5 inches, oil
on panel.