CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ 2005-09
Carl Mehrbach continued to explore representation and figurative art. These are years of transition, search, renewal. Mehrbach continued to be an educator, one moving toward retirement (retirement from education, June 2010). These are years of anticipation, his forward to becoming a full-time art-maker. One hallmark is Mehrbach's insistence on working to diminish the profound influence of his mentor, Philip Guston. Looking back, Mehrbach believes the work from this period is too serious; it thinks too much about the need to separate from Guston's influence, resulting less humor than much of his earlier works.
Drawing 02·13·2005, ink on paper, 2005
Drawing 02·21·2005, ink on paper, 2005
Drawing 03·15·2005, ink on paper, 2005
"Couple with a Secret", oil on canvas, 2005
Drawing 03·23·2005, ink on paper, 2005
"Love & Death", oil on canvas, 2005
Drawing 03·31·2022, ink on paper, 2005
"Fish Outta Water", oil on canvas, 2005
Drawing 04·19·2005, inkon paper, 2005
"Self Portrait", oil on c canvas, 2005
"Midnight Worries", oil on canvas, 2005
Drawing 04·21·2005, ink on paper, 2005
Drawing 07·26·2022, ink on paper, 2005
"Summertime", oil on canvas, 2005
Drawing 08·05·2005, ink in paper, 2005
"The Insurgent", oil on canvas, 2005
Drawing 12·23·2005, ink on paper, 2005
Drawing 12·23·2005 No.2, ink on paper, 2005
"Dark Distress", oil on canvas, 2006
Drawing 04·26·2006, ink on paper, 2006
"Open Says Me", oil on canvas, 2006
Drawing 07·14·2006, ink on paper, 2006
Drawing 07·29·2006, ink on paper, 2006
"Fish & Fly", oil on canvas, 2006
Drawing 08·05·2006, ink on paper, 2006
"Late Night Questions", oil on canvas, 2007
"Serenade by the River", oil on canvas, 2008
"Paradise Lost", oil on canvas, 2009