Sturdy Materials: Art by Jeff Grassie
Into the Deep, salvaged fallen wood
Jeff Grassie is a self-taught artist who works in a wide range of media and styles. His recent pieces often feature earthy colors and tough, sturdy materials such as wood and metal.
Breathing Fire, salvaged swamp wood
Jeff’s gallery of recent works offers up a good cross-section of the artist’s personal sense of creativity. The works in this gallery are both two and three-dimensional, and often incorporate elements of raw wood. I really like the sculptures that Jeff has displayed in this series – chunks of salvaged wood are polished and celebrated for their natural, imperfect forms, allowing the viewer to examine every detail of the tree’s formation.
The front page of Jeff''s website
Other, two-dimensional works are made from mixed media on board. These pieces are made up of many complex, clustered marks that come together to create a simple, abstract form across a gallery board. The mixed media looks as though it might include wood, stones and metal, adding to the constructed aesthetic of an antique machine or ornate piece of furniture.
