Welcome surprises: three iconic South Bay artists present new work at 608 North [VIDEO]
The artist Wilfred Sarr. Photo by Kathalina Rodriguez Four or five small pieces of white paper litter the walls of Wilfred Sarr’s one-bedroom apartment in Santa Cruz. Upon second glance, the words “welcome surprise” can be seen inscribed in Sarr’s usual slapdash scribble. Some half-finished canvases sit, leaning against the wall near the easel that Sarr is standing over. Just three hours prior, he was staring at a blank canvas. Now, some ghostly monster trying to swallow the notorious Spanish hidalgo, Don Quixote, occupies the center of his painting. “Somewhere I got the idea of Don Quixote going right down the mouth of some huge fantastic monster,” Sarr says. “I had some idea of what I wanted the mouth to look like, but just the way the eyes happened and the side of the nose and ears; I just liked how the whole thing happened. It was no struggle, just kind of came out. So I was happy with that one.” Sarr’s “Don Quixote” is the perfect example of the notion the painter likes to call a “welcome surprise.” When Sarr finally takes a step back to look at his work, the surprise comes from the slightest brush stroke or curvature that he has done almost completely without thought. “In…
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