Salvaged Arcadia

Inspired by the farm land of the Midwest, Derrick Hickman re-creates his pastoral landscapes on vintage reclaimed barn wood that has been salvaged from Ohio farms. The atmospheric scenes depict the quietness of rural land through sparse shadowed trees, scattered brush lines and open fields. Painted in a modern deconstructed style, Derrick’s landscapes are slightly distressed to highlight the natural grains and imperfections of the historic wood they are painted on, giving a feeling of both nostalgia and modernism. Each of his landscapes start with charcoal renderings that are then layered with washes of acrylic. Paint is applied, then sanded back repeatedly, allowing hues to bleed through each other and details to fall into vague forms. His works are sealed with a tinted oil glaze.