Cherbu Block 2017

David Michael Hinnebusch painted "Cherbu Block" with decisive marks, thick paint, and a mostly pink and black palette that kinda shouts! You can almost see him there, building it up, taking away, adding, subtracting. I imagine him thinking "what if I try this? What if I try that?" There's this gesture, see where the figure's arm stretches out? It's like he's pushing away or maybe reaching out to us. It's so raw, so open. The pink is so exposed. There is an incredible vulnerability that comes from not being too careful. Hinnebusch reminds me of other painters who aren't afraid to make a mess, to let the painting breathe. It’s like he’s saying, "Here it is, take it or leave it."