Collage

Collage is a open process encouraging fresh tactile responses to materials. I define collage as a playful multimedia activity, not limited to paper. These pieces thrive on unforeseen solutions, they're one of a kind. My collages scramble techniques and styles in overlays to encourage abstraction. For example, when a painting is expressed on coarse recycled cloth and mounted, the results feel edgy. Some pieces are composed completely from scraps, others might be only embellished. Sand, grass paper, lacquer, and fabric can be used while pigment might be raked, broomed, or sprayed for effect... chance leads to probability.

Figurative Collage is an appropriate place to reflect on ‘belonging.’ People seem more distant now, and drawing allows me to struggle with things that I need to say. We need to belong. I need to belong. Cutting and reassembling images into a collage makes sense because I feel we’re divided and I’m expressing our complexity. I have boxes of fragments, thoughts more livable as texture and color. It just takes scissors to cut a sentiment to scale. I’m a fledgling distiller of likeness. My portraits aren’t mirrors, they’re introspections. I’m interested in juxtapositions of identity. Representing humanness is hard work for everyone, hence my preference for comic book transcendence, style over accuracy.

Expect Experiments. This section of the site will be my artist’s notebook, sharing ideas in process. You’ll see mock-ups based on previous work with glimpses of some possibilities I’m puzzling over.

Person crouching outside on concrete, working on arranging or cleaning various small, colorful tiles, with buckets nearby and greenery in the background.

Collage

On this page I’ll scatter and

Push the random vulgar flat

With gusto between the pristine

So expect thumbprints in the paste

I miss the tactile 3rd dimension

Obviously they’re good scraps to a

Fault, but as Janet observed of my

Leftovers in general, 2 good sauces

Needn’t necessarily make a 3rd

I define collage as a playful multimedia activity, not limited to paper. These pieces thrive on unforeseen solutions, they're one of a kind.

Colorful mosaic artwork with various small square tiles.
A person squatting on a concrete sidewalk, working on a large collection of colorful glass tiles arranged in a mosaic pattern. There are buckets and a sponge nearby, with a background of green bushes.
A decorative ceramic mask with a blue face, large nose, and wide smile, placed on a multicolored mosaic tile surface.
A framed colorful painting featuring twelve abstract portrait sketches arranged in a grid on a beige wall.
Colorful mosaic made of small glass tiles in various colors including purple, yellow, blue, green, white, and orange.
A colorful abstract painting featuring multiple portraits of people's faces with expressive eyes and varied facial expressions, arranged in a grid pattern.
A colorful abstract painting featuring multiple portraits of faces, each with distinct expressions, arranged in a grid pattern. The style is loose and expressive, with bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors.
A colorful grid of nine abstract portrait paintings featuring various facial expressions and features.
A colorful abstract painting featuring multiple portraits of faces with varied expressions, arranged in a grid. The artwork uses bold brushstrokes and vivid colors like red, orange, pink, blue, and purple, with black outlines emphasizing facial featu
A colorful painting featuring nine expressive portraits of various people, separated by lines, with a pink border. The portraits display a range of facial expressions and styles, with bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors. The artist's name, 'Hannegan
A colorful mosaic made of small, irregularly shaped tiles in shades of blue, green, red, pink, yellow, black, and brown.
A classroom decorated with paper masks and art projects, with children presenting their creations.
A collection of 15 abstract portrait paintings of women, each with distinct features, arranged in a grid format, painted with bold brushstrokes and bright colors.
A small painting of a man's face with a beard on a textured yellow background, resting on a multicolored mosaic tiled surface.
An abstract portrait of a person's face painted with thick, expressive brushstrokes in vibrant colors, set against a yellow background.
An abstract portrait of a man with dark hair, a beard, and a mustache, using bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors like pink, green, blue, and black.
Three colorful abstract paintings of female faces on small canvases, displayed side by side.
Close-up of a colorful mosaic made of small, irregularly shaped tiles in shades of orange, yellow, purple, blue, green, and red.
Abstract painting of four female nude figures, each in different colors, with bold black outlines and vibrant background colors.
A colorful painting divided into four quadrants, each featuring a stylized nude portrait of a person with bold black outlines and vibrant backgrounds.
Abstract painting of a female torso with yellow, gray, black, and orange brushstrokes.
An abstract painting of a woman's figure, with her face turned to the side, painted in bold brushstrokes using blue, green, yellow, orange, black, and purple colors.
An abstract painting of a woman in a blue dress with her head down, on a background with various stripes and colors.
Colorful stained glass window with abstract designs in shades of purple, green, blue, and orange, divided into segments by orange lines.
Painting of a beach scene with three people. One person is sitting on the edge of a pier, another is standing in the water, and a third person is sitting and playing guitar. The background features colorful water and sky during sunset.
A colorful mosaic composed of small square glass tiles in various colors, with a large red square tile in the center and a border of yellow, purple, blue, green, and pink tiles.
Colorful triptych painting with abstract floral and portrait elements, featuring bold brushstrokes and vibrant pastel colors.
Abstract painting with vibrant colors, featuring black outlines of flowers and plant stems on a yellow, orange, green, and purple background, divided by decorative border stripes.
Two abstract floral paintings with yellow backgrounds, featuring bright pink and white flowers with green accents and dark outlines.
Four colorful abstract portraits of men's faces painted with bold brushstrokes, featuring varied expressions and backgrounds.
Abstract painting of a woman's face with closed eyes, red and orange hair, and warm tones on her face, set against a blue background.
Colorful abstract portrait of a woman with short hair, prominent eyebrows, and closed lips, set against a blue background with patterned border on the right side.
Abstract painting of two female nudes with bold black outlines, one on the left and one on the right, with colorful backgrounds and decorative borders.
A triptych painting featuring three stylized female portraits with bold black outlines, vibrant colors, and expressive brushstrokes.
A colorful stained glass window with various abstract shapes and colors, including green, blue, red, yellow, and black spiral design, with sunlight shining through.
A colorful abstract painting of two women's faces, with one above the other, using bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors including green, orange, blue, and yellow.
Abstract painting of a woman's face with bold brush strokes in blue, orange, black, green, and pink, featuring expressive eyes, eyebrows, nose, and lips.
Abstract painting of six seated women with long hair, composed of colorful, loose brushstrokes, outlined in black, using shades of orange, yellow, blue, green, and black.
Abstract colorful portrait of four people, each with their eyes closed or partially closed, using vivid brushstrokes and a vibrant palette.
An abstract painting of a person with closed eyes, resting their face on their hand, painted in shades of blue, green, orange, and black.