Drawing
Klutch
This portrays that moment when a secret meeting is caught. I think of it as if they were meeting in the dark, planning an uprising, and the lights are turned on, and they need to find a way to cover up what they were doing. The title “Klutch” references a “Coffee Klutch”, an informal gathering
Primal Squeeze
One of the first pieces in the series of primal women dealing with rawness. She is working it out, and at the ready, but steady in her mind. She has dying flowers permeating from her, in graphite, filling her back cavity, but falling outside the confines of her form. This is also one of the
Exposed
These two women are so involved, they morph together, but they are separate. They have decided on a plan or a way, and are at the moment they are going to start the action. They are uplifted with adrenaline and are looking out for reinforcements, or support of some kind. They are united in their
No Apologies
This woman is exactly as she is named. She is completely unapologetic about her age, her anger, her view and being pushed down. She is forthcoming and ready for whatever it takes to get on top. She is confrontational and not backing down. She has a sunflower wilting in her organs, and a decaying flower
Seethed
This piece talks about the helplessness we can feel against terrible things we cannot stop. It speaks to not having a voice, and the fury that creates inside us. Her hands are useless, and are disappearing, or never fully formed. She is filled with dying flowers, representing her aging, and how when beauty fades, so
Conniving
These two women are working together to rise up against what is holding them down. They are working in secret, and they are watchful to not be caught, as they fear outside hindrance from those who would stoop them from changing where they are. They have rotting dying flowers inside them, but the beauty of
Open
She is one of my favorites. She confronts without being aggressive. She is such a strong female, the flower images inside she work like muscles, the petals like the striations of the tendons and muscle make up. She seems ageless to me, and so available. She just is feminine. Mixed Media on Paper 44″x 48″Charcoal,
Wildflower
A strong vital woman from a series from my new journey. She kneels, in a powerful stance, and looks around her, aware of her surroundings. Inside her, the feminine vitality is aging, yet stills drives her, and fulfills her. Mixed Media on PaperCharcoal, ink, pure pigment, and pencil43″ x 48″
Musty Inside
This woman is tired, and aged, and withered. But her hand is gripping herself, pulling her flesh and holding on. Her body is sagging a bit, and her head has a compressed feeling. Her hair, her energy, is whipping around her emulating the whirlwind she finds herself in. The flowers inside her are wilted and