Kenjilo Nanao ( kenjilonanao.com) paints with a wonderful splashy richness, but the impression his work makes on me is thoughtful and internal rather than showy. Perhaps this is because amidst the slather of paint there will be a box or an angle or some such contesting element that looks as if it ought to be overwhelmed, but isn’t. There is a conversation, an unresolved action.
![Nanao-Boxes in Terra Rose 1, 2009 84x108"](http://www.stanwashburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Nanao-Boxes-in-Terra-Rose-1-2009-84x108.jpg)
![Nanao-White Ash III-2003-m'pnt 28x22](http://www.stanwashburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Nanao-White-Ash-III-2003-mpnt-28x22-247x300.jpg)
His monoprints tend to be quieter than his paintings, but thoughtful in the same way.