Chicago-based painter Wesley Kimler arrived at Aurobora Press without a preconceived idea as to what or how he was going to approach the printing process. Kimler relied on his abstract expressionist vocabulary to complete a suite of monotype assemblages thematically connected to his current paintings. Reluctant at first to use the presses, he began drawing large forms with black acrylic ink. After a few days into his residency, Kimler began printing on large sheets of Lana paper, using multiple passes through the press to build rich and colorful painterly surfaces. Additionally, Kimler began to incorporate decorative Japanese papers to his compositions.After accumulating a sizeable pile of work, he began the final process of construction. Cutting forms and tearing the paper into desired shapes, Kimler carefully positioned these pieces until he achieved the desired result. Bold colors and rough forms combine to give Kimler’s assemblage compositions an energy and strength that make these works on paper a significant contribution to the artist’s oeuvre.