Plaids
Plaid Study in Pink. Micron pen on Arches. 15"x22". 2018.
Tutti Fruiti Large. Micron pen on Arches. 15"x22". 2018.
Tutti Fruiti Small. Micron pen on Arches. 9"x12". 2018.
Plaid Study in Green. Micron pen on Arches. 15"x22". 2018.
Striped Blouse. Micron pen on Arches. 9"x12". 2018.
Small Study in Green. Micron pen on Arches. 8"x10". 2018.
Plaid Pocket. Micron pen on Arches. 8"x10". 2018.
Wrinkle. Micron pen on Arches. 9"x12". 2018.
Black and Blue. Micron pen on Arches. 15"x22". 2018.
The Great Collapse
This body of work was fueled by my interest in famous historical crimes, but I was also grieving the death of my Father from dementia. My Father had been domineering when I was young. His long illness and metal decline exposed feelings and fantasies of retaliation for the way he controlled my early life, but I also loved him and agonized over his slow mental and physical decline. My thoughts turned to Lizzie Borden, a central figure in the hatchet murders of her father and stepmother in Victorian-era Fall River, Massachusetts. In my images, she acts out against her oppressor and releases untapped rage, leaving me free to experience the loss of complicated parent, whom I loved.
Carol. Watercolor on Arches. 8"x10". 2015..
Andrew Borden. Watercolor on Arches. 12"x9". 2011.
Alone. Watercolor on Arches. 8"x10". 2014.
Andrew in Woods. Watercolor on Arches. 10"x8". 2011.
Blowout. Watercolor on Arches. 8"x10". 2014.
Death in the Woods. Watercolor on Arches. 22"x30". 2013
Monster. Watercolor on Arches. 10"x8". 2015.
Abigail Borden. Watercolor on Arches. 12"x9". 2011.
Mourning. Watercolor on paper. 9"x12". 2012.
Young Lizzie B. Watercolor on Arches. 22"x30". 2013
Happy Wife. Watercolor on Arches. 10"x8". 2015.
Guarding the Body. Watercolor on Arches. 11"x8". 2015.
Waiting for Death. Watercolor on Arches. 15"x30". 2013
Self Portrait. Watercolor on paper. 9"x12". 2012.
Every Man I've Dated. Watercolor on paper. 9"x12". 2012.
