Robert Calvo piece (orange) over Kirk Palmer's Debris Sketches. Kirk's elegant, intimate paintings of piles, flood damaged goods lingering on driveways, was a way to process the visible remains of back-to-back, home-wrecking hurricanes. Calvo's piece brings the piles under one roof.

KIRK PALMER | Debris Sketches | from the Terrain of Our Undoing series | Jun 23 - Jul 15

@Arthouse Upstairs | by appointment* | Graphite, watercolor and gouache on paper | 8 x 8” unframed $120 | 10.5 x 10.5” framed $150 | Sculpture by Robert Calvo | 24”h x 10’w x 4”d | Starburst Empire #LX  (Orange Frieze) | mixed media on assembled found pieces

* For viewing appointments or to purchase, contact kg@arthouse3.com

Artist Statement “Pinellas County residents cleared their homes, creating debris piles in their yards after hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024. These piles of furniture, toys, and cardboard boxes reflected their anxiety and vulnerability. The debris also gained political and racial significance as people used the piles as a symbol to blame city leaders amid the ongoing threat of climate change. These sketches, which I call ‘The Terrain of Our Undoing,’ continue to influence my artistic exploration of the American political landscape.” Kirk Palmer

Note: Narrow wall space - hard to capture all in one shot - below are close-ups of each of the 13 pieces in the series; 8 of those framed and installed.

Graphite, watercolor, gouache on paper | 8 x 8” unframed $120 | 10.5 x 10.5” framed $150 | For appointments or to purchase, contact kg@arthouse3.com

PREVIEW of Kirk’s new organic series in response to the poem “Psalm” by Paul Celan. Each are 14” x 10”; oil on linen; pricing available - kg@arthouse3.com