Dynamic, early drawing by Earl Staley depicting swirling forms. Would be great in a mid-century modern interior. Reminiscent of Jackson Pollack's early graphic work.

Untitled, 1959. 

Ink, paint and chalk on paper.

Drawing: 18 x 24 inches mounted on matte board

Signed "Earl Staley '59" in ink lower right.

Watercolor, ink, gouache and pencil on paper.

Condition: drawing is fixed to matte board with light wrinkling / soiling.

EARL STALEY (b. 1938)  Earl Staley grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois and resides in Houston, Texas. He is an artist and teacher with more than 50 years of experience. Mr. Staley holds Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees. He taught at Washington University, St. Louis; Rice University, Houston; and the University of St. Thomas, Houston, where he was chairperson of the Art Department. Today he teaches in the Fine Art program at Lonestar College-Tomball, TX.  Mr. Staley is the recipient of three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1981 he received the Rome Prize in Painting from the American Academy in Rome, Italy: he sided in Rome for 4 years. Mr. Staley's paintings look back to his artistic roots and forward to new interpretations of the myths and symbols embedded in his life. 

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