Brian Littlefield
Proximal

01. Faucet Left Running in the Middle of the Night, 2024
charcoal and white conté on paper, 30 x 44 inches, $3000.00

02. Reach for the Light, 2024
charcoal on paper, 60 x 120 inches, $8000.00

03. During, 2024
charcoal and white conté on paper, 30 x 44 inches, $3000.00

04. Looking Up, Looking Down, 2020
charcoal on paper, 60 x 120inches approximate, $8000.00

05. When the Circus Left Town, 2024
charcoal on paper, 30 x 44 inches, $3000.00

06. Untitled Drawing, 2020
charcoal on paper, 62 x 120 inches, $8000.00

07. In and Out, 2024
charcoal on paper, 29 x 41 inches, $3000.00

08. Sunny Day at the Beach, 2024
charcoal on paper, 18 x 24 inches, $2000.00

09. MPH vs MPG, 2024
charcoal and white conté on paper, 18 x 24 inches, $2000.00

10. Missing Pieces, 2024
charcoal and white conté on paper, 18 x 24 inches, $2000.00

11. In Here, Out There, 2024
charcoal and white conté on paper, 30 x 44 inches, $3000.00

12. In the Yard, 2024
charcoal and white conté on paper, 18 x 24 inches, $2000.00

13. I Forgot, 2024
charcoal on paper, 40 x 50 inches, $3000.00

14. Just Before / Just After, 2024
charcoal on paper, 29 x 41 inches, $3000.00

15. Rerun, 2024
charcoal on paper, 18 x 24 inches, $2000.00

16. Extension Cords and Fans, 2024
charcoal on paper, 18 x 24 inches, $2000.00

17. Talking With the TV On, 2024
charcoal and graphite on paper, 18 x 24 inches, $2000.00

18. Between the Walls, 2024
charcoal and white conté on paper, 18 x 24 inches, $2000.00

Proximal   
Drawing fosters a direct approach. Working without a predetermined image, recurring interests structure successive investigations via a relatively improvisational process. Marks and smudges compress internal and external locations into semi-palpable forms and shifting spaces.

Abstraction allows an openness of reference to many diverse sources. Each starting point has infinite possibilities and limitations. Over time, accrual and removal shifts both surface and meaning.

Bio
Brian Littlefield is interested in discovery through the sustained inquiry of painting and drawing. His work develops through a process where reiterated concerns and observations coalesce and ossify into marks and smudges. Recent exhibitions include Analog at HallSpace, Boston MA, and Parts at Kingston Gallery, Boston MA. He received an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and a BFA from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He is an Assistant Professor of Art at Emmanuel College, where he teaches drawing, painting, and printmaking. He maintains an active studio practice in Boston, Massachusetts.