Leafy Spot With Oakleaf Hydrangea — *Jackson* (in progress), inlaid cut paper on panel

Animalia

Animalia is still being built and rebuilt. It's currently a mix of personal narratives, experiences and collaborations. There is thematic overlap with this inlaid cut paper work and earlier paintings. Works in this series transitioned me from painting to the paper works I do today. The Animalia works were made concurrently with my paintings (though less frequently) since 2000. Earlier works (such as My Dad and Two Pancakes), involved a mix of painting (beyond tinting) and cut paper. Read more »

All works are inlaid cut paper. The archival cut papers are usually tinted with acrylic and/or flashe vinyl to expand the stock papers’ limited palette. The paper pieces are scalpel cut, inlaid (forming one layer) and adhered using reversible PVA glue. An isolation coat is applied before the final protective matte UV varnish.

Selected Works

*Portrait of My Dad Mowing the Lawn*2015inlaid cut paper on panel58 x 64 in.available

Ronnie and Piper — *Man and Bird Reading Magazine*2022inlaid cut paper on panel40 x 40 in.available

*Cut From the Same Cloth (Emma)*2017inlaid cut paper on panel40 x 30 in.sold

*Cut From the Same Cloth (Viking)*2017inlaid cut paper on panel40 x 30 in.sold

*Chuck & Peggy*2013inlaid cut paper on panel38 x 55 in.sold

*Woman in Lingerie (with Studio Pia)*2020inlaid cut paper on panel46 x 36 in.available

*Baby Deer*2015inlaid cut paper and flashe vinyl on panel10 x 10 in.sold

*Northern Flicker*2017inlaid cut paper on panel24 x 24 in.sold

*Lips II*2017inlaid cut paper on panel9 x 12 in.sold

*Woman in Lingerie with Azaleas*2019inlaid cut paper on panel40 x 30 in.sold

*Luna Moth on My Studio Window*2016inlaid cut paper on panel10 x 10 in.sold

*Lesser Long-Nosed Bat with Pipe Organ Cactus (with Merlin Tuttle)*2020inlaid cut paper on panel40 x 32 in.sold

*Zebratard*2019inlaid cut paper on panel30 x 25 in.available

North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship Exhibition — *North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship Group Exhibition*, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, 2012

*Man Carrying Fuel Container*2012inlaid cut paper on panel90 x 40 in.available

The decision to work exclusively in paper is a love leap: it inexplicably brings out the best in me and leaves me excited about future possibilities—with the awareness it could one day die or leave me for another artist.

Kirk Fanelly

*Tameta Reading Regional Anesthesia Journal*2009inlaid cut paper on panel30 x 25 in.available

*My Dad with Two Pancakes*2000inlaid cut paper, acrylic on panel19.5 x 11.5 in.

Dogs

I approach portraits as collaborations rather than commissions. The creation process is essentially the same as my other work. The difference is that someone else determines the subject matter. The people in my work are usually doing something, but the dogs are static. Each dog’s individual characteristics & spirit determines their portrait. Yes, I'll paint your cat.

*Jasper*2017inlaid cut paper on panel18 x 14 in.

*Bogue*2019inlaid cut paper on panel20 x 16 in.

*Jackson*2020inlaid cut paper on panel22 x 16 in.

Trudy — *Trudi*2018inlaid cut paper on panel20 x 16 in.