Archive for April, 2010
Mother
Mother 5′ x 4′ Oil on Wood, 2010
SOLD
Son & Father
Son & Father 5′ x 4′ Oil on Wood, 2010 SOLD
I don’t think it needs explaining, but this one carries a lot of heavy duty baggage around guilt, shame, disappointment and change.
Mother & Child
Mother & Child 5′ x 4′ Oil on Wood, 2010
Originally a piece about grief, this work evolved into something more about inheritance and character and the traits passed down from one person to the next. 
Bedtime
Bedtime 24″ x 30″ Oil on Wood, 2010 SOLD
My sister and I shared a room growing up. Despite sometimes being a difficult arrangement, as sisters do fight (and we fought plenty), we shared everything, including distress brought upon us by my father. She endured more of his wrath than I had to, but the experience was communal nonetheless; this painting is not about our specific experience, but has more to do with individual afflictions that resonate with the other members of a family.
Dinner
Dinner 36″ x 48″ Oil on Wood, 2010
I moved toward figurative painting last semester, a decision that proved to be a difficult venture. The series concerns my family, and the actions of and reactions to alchoholism, its after effects, and the experience as felt by the family as a unit. The narrative involves my family specifically, but I was reaching for themes that would resonate (hopefully) on a more human or universal level. I was curious to hear from people how the individual works held up on their own, or if their strength resided in being seen as a series. It was also tricky territory to navigate: in painting people I know, personal attachment inevitably comes in to play. I have to question whether their emotional potency is due in part to my knowing them, or if it translates to the viewer, despite the fact that, to you, they are strangers. I’m posting work by the order in which they were made, some are better than others and others are still unfinished…
Dandy Time!
Tufts Cove I 20″ x 24″ Oil on Canvas
It’s that time of year again: the annual Dandelion Exhibit at Seeds Gallery on Hollis Street Halifax. The NSCAD painting and drawing department will strut its stuff as you paw through a schmorgasboard of oils, acrylics, charcoals and inks, priced to sell. Don’t miss it! There are always hidden treasures to be found. The show opens tomorrow, Monday, April 19th at 5:30pm, and will run until Saturday, May 1st. See you there!
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