About Greg Navratil

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When you stand in front of a painting by Oregon artist Greg Navratil, there’s a lot to take in. First, there’s the size, which is generally large, with some paintings comprising numerous square panels adding up to several feet on each side. Then, there’s the color. Many of Navratil’s paintings are blasts of unadulterated hues taken straight from the tube, and their brilliance is extra surprising because the subject matter is frequently sticks, dirt, leaves and bits of trash—things usually painted with subdued earth tones and grays. Perhaps most striking of all is the design of the images: crowded close-ups of surfaces and spaces densely packed with stuff. If the painting shows leaves, it shows hundreds of leaves, all rendered with equal finish and commanding equal attention. The paintings leave your eye momentarily at sea, stranded without the usual guiding elements of clear focal points and visual cues.