Ian Everard
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PAINTINGS OF BOOKS

In this selection of pieces, found books are placed, often within the frame, next to their painted image. The medium I use is usually watercolor. The books were acquired from used bookstores, yard sales, flea markets and such. Their titles range from lurid romance, sensational sociology, to photographic processes, maritime themes and the hypnotic image. These books are all from another time, yet they remain of interest in this time, as they continue to circulate, year after year, long after their publication date and long since their intended purpose has lapsed. The original pictures were manufactured swiftly but I work for many hours to faithfully copy them, right down to each accident - a crease, smudge or tear. The paintings are not always finished but I consider them complete. The painted representation, juxtaposed with the physical object, and often presented in immersive installations, sets the stage for enquiry. For me, the work of copying is an act of thinking, a way of raising questions and, in a sense, interrogating both the object and the subject.
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FRAMING ELEMENT

Picture
"DaybreakDaybreak"
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
11"x14", 2019.
Picture
“Bible Study”
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Watercolor – right
Found Book – left
11” x 14”, 2018.
Picture
“Framing Element”
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Watercolor – right
Found Magazine – left
18” x 24”, 2019.
Picture
"Ordinance"
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
​8"x10", 2019.
Picture
“StereoStereo”
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Watercolor – right
Found Box Set - left
10" x 22”, 2018.
Picture
"TransportationT"
Watercolor - right
​Found Book - left
​12"x18", 2019.
Picture
“Art In Sanity”
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Watercolor – left
Found Book – right
14” x 18”, 2019.
Picture
“Ships and the Sea”
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Watercolor – right
Found Magazine – left
14” x 18”, 2019.
Picture
“Art In Sanity 2”
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Watercolor – left
Found Book – right
14” x 18”, 2019.

HOW

Picture
“Celestial”
Watercolor – right
Found Book – left
11” x 14”, 2017

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Picture
“How”
Watercolor – right
Found Book – left
11” x 14”, 2004

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Picture
“HowHow”
Watercolor – right
Found Book – left
8” x 10”, 2009

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Picture
“Hypnoptic One”
Watercolor – right
Found Book – left
11” x 14”, 2011

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Picture
“How To”
Watercolor – top
Found Book – bottom
7” x 17”, 1991

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Picture
“How to Abandon Ship”
Found Book
8” x 10”, 2016

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Picture
“How to Abandon Ship”
Watercolor
8” x 10”, 2016

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MATTER

Picture
“MatterMatter”
Watercolor – right
Found Book – left
11” x 14”, 2016

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Picture
“RippleRipple”
Watercolor – right
Found Book – left
11” x 14”, 2016

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Picture
“The Crowd”
Watercolor – top
Found Book – bottom
7” x 17”, 1991

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Picture
“Rolling”
Watercolor
8” x 10”, 2016

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Picture
“Rolling”
Found Book
8” x 10”, 2016

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Picture
“Wisdom
Found Book
8” x 10”, 2016

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Picture
“Wisdom”
Watercolor
8” x 10”, 2016

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TWELVE SUGGESTIONS

Picture
"Suggestion One"            
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2009

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"Suggestion Two"            
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2009

Picture
"Suggestion Three"                 
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2009

Picture
"Suggestion Four"
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left         
10" x 14", 2009

Picture
"Suggestion Five"                   
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2009

Picture
"Suggestion Six"                 
Watercolor - right
Watercolor - left
10" x 14", 2009

Picture
"Suggestion Seven"                 
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2010

Picture
"Suggestion Eight"                  
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2010

Picture
"Suggestion Nine"                   
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2010

Picture
"Suggestion Ten"                    
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2010

Picture
"Suggestion Eleven"                
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2010

Picture
"Suggestion Twelve"                
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2010


FACT & FICTION   

Picture
"Fact & Fiction, Vol. 3"                Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
8" x 11 ½",1987

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"Fact & Fiction, Vol. 5"               Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
8" x 11 ½",1987

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"Fact & Fiction Vol. 6"
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
8" x 11 ½",1987

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"Fact & Fiction, Vol. 8"                Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
8" x 11 ½", 2000

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"Fact & Fiction, Vol. 9"               Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
8" x 11 ½",1999

Picture
“Spy vs. Spy”
Watercolor – right
Found Book – left
8” x 10”, 1999

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SHIPS

Picture
"ShipsShips"                
​Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2013


TIME LAPSE

Picture
"Time Lapse I"                
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2011

Picture
"Time Lapse II"              
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2013

Picture
"Time Lapse III"              
Found Book
10" x 14", 2013


PATTERN RECOGNITION

Picture
"Pattern Recognition"         Watercolor - right
Found Book - left 
8" x 10",  2009

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"FlashFlash"                   
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
8" x 10",  2009

Picture
"Fear"                            
Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14", 2009

Picture
"Collusion"                      Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
8" x 10",  2009


CAUSE & EFFECT

Picture
"Prescription"                     Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
11" x 16,"  1995

Picture
"Connection"                     Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14,"  2001

Picture
"Bust"                                 Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14," 1999

Picture
"Mirror Image"                 Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14,"  2001

Picture
“Double Trouble”
Watercolor – right
Found Book – left
8” x 10”, 2001

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Picture
"Cause and Effect"             Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14,"  2001

Picture
"Evanescence"                   Watercolor - right
Found Book - left
10" x 14," 2002


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