Projects

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52 Portrait Heads 

Oil on 52 Masonite Panels

26.5" x 77"

"I painted one portrait a week for a year from photos I took of people I met in public places and of people who volunteered to assist me.

The project is about how we are alike and different. It is about including and interacting with people. It is about TIME and MORTALITY. It is about the ability of painting to create immortality.  An interactiv

Walk Together Project

(36 Portraits on 18 Pairs of Pre-Owned Shoes painted in 9 months)

"This was a timed project.  I painted one portrait a week on a shoe previously owned by another individual. There are two rows of nine pairs of portrait shoes, thirty-six individual shoes.  I wrote a blog to document the project and elicit input.

Themes include the symbolism of numbers, connection, inclusion, mort

Calendar Girls

"I painted one portrait a month for one year of twelve naturally beautiful senior women.  Each model represents the month of her birthday. (Ms. January was born in January, etc.). The background of each portrait represents something about each woman. Below each portrait there is a calendar of the month and year of her birth. 

Themes include giving visibility to older women, appreciati