Living with a label, a diagnosis, a condition, a disease, a designation of value and end-points to aspirations and dreams. We all do the dance.
#1041 “Diagnosis Dancer,” mixed media on paper, 12 in x 9 in, 2020
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Icons
1. a painting of a holy figure, typically in a traditional style on wood, venerated and used as an aid to devotion.
2. a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol of something.
Icon 1022, 12 in high x 9 in wide, in a white mat. Pastel and acrylic on sanded paper. 2019 $150 USD
Icon 1019, 12 in high x 9 in wide, in a white mat. Pastel, pencil and acrylic on sanded paper. 2019 $150 USD
Icon 1021, 12 in high x 9 in wide, in a white mat. Pastel, pencil and acrylic on sanded paper. 2019 $150 USD
Rising Dyptich
#1043 “Rising 1 and 2,” mixed media on canvas, 40 in x 30 in, 2020
Hanging side-by-side, these paintings are an invitation to calm down, open your heart and imagination, and do life differently.
“Hair on Fire” Vote Poster
#1048 “Hair On Fire VOTE” Digital, various sizes, 2020
If you recall the recent election (2020), there was some urgency about it. I pulled a piece called “Hair on Fire” and did a digital rework with the result above, with one important exception. The piece had transparency where white shows in this web version. Whatever it was printed or displayed on became the color. A critical part of the message.
Protest Quartet
#1047 “Protest Quartet,” pen on paper, digitized, 9 in x 12 in, 2020
This is an all-purpose 4-panel cartoon strip. Not all incidents contain all four elements, the final one, Healing, is the most often omitted. Too bad. It could prevent the next in line.