Peter Wegner

Paint Chip Paintings

Buying paint as a teenager, I was struck by the oddness of individual color names. More than that, by the relationships between them. 10 years later, I again found myself in a paint store. I soon found myself in another, and another after that.

Far Away/Abstract/Dandelion/Green Field enamel screenprint and house paint over marine varnish on maple plywood, 64.5" x 20" x 1.5", 1997

Stillwater/Breakwater/Edgewater/Water Fall enamel screenprint and house paint over marine varnish on maple plywood, 64.5" x 20" x 1.5", 1997.collection: SFMOMA

Stillwater/Breakwater/Edgewater/Water Fall (detail) enamel screenprint and house paint over marine varnish on maple plywood, 64.5" x 20" x 1.5", 1997.collection: SFMOMA

Preface/Prologue/Prelude enamel screenprint and house paint over marine varnish on maple plywood, 10.25″ x 40″ x 1.5″, 1999

Solitude/Solitude enamel screenprint and house paint over marine varnish on maple plywood, 10.25″ x 26″ x 1.25″, 1998

Nude/Nada/Neutral enamel screenprint and house paint over marine varnish on maple plywood, 10.25″ x 40″ x 1.5″, 1996

Preface/Prologue/Prelude enamel screenprint and house paint over marine varnish on maple plywood, 10.25″ x 40″ x 1.5″, 1996

Blues 82 units: pigmented gesso & enamel screenprint and house paint over marine varnish on maple plywood, each 14.5" x 16" x 1.5", 1998

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