Figurative Painting 2

"Desperation"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

This painting was produced after experiencing a difficult period in my life where I wanted to escape and hide my face from the outside world due to my frustration.

"Do You Like What You See?"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

What makes us attracted to someone? That is the question I wanted to address in this painting. The unknown mechanism that determines who we are attracted to.

"Ain't I Pretty"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

The statement about this painting is that I wanted to express the human figure not as a model of perfection but as one with all its problems and frailties.

"Silenced"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

What it means to no longer have a voice, to be unable to speak out.

"Inhumanity"

Oil on Canvas

9' X 4.5'

The idea for this painting came about after investigating the organization BLM (Black Lives Matter).  It was painted to express my feelings about the organization and movement.

"Escape"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

This is another painting from my escape series.  A look at how we "pigeonhole" people and place them in little self-contained boxes.

" The Pedophile"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

The shame of someone who realizes their actions caused irreversible damage to another.  I wanted to take a difficult subject matter and publicly expose it in this painting.

“I Don't Like It When It Gets Dark"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

As a young child, I was always afraid of the dark for I never knew what evil the night brought.  This is an attempt to capture that fear.

"Please Don't Touch Me" 

Oil on Canvas w/ Object

10' X 6'

A depiction of the abuse some children encounter during their early years.

"Death Is So Near I Can Feel It"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

There are times when you feel a cold gust of air brush up against you and you realize it is something ominous.  Possibly a feeling of death.

"Bitch"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

The pose in this painting struck me as one of attitude.  Therefore, the title of the painting.

"Lady With Red Gloves

Oil on Canvas

9' X 5'

Because she is wearing a red glove can she be described as naked or nude?

"Queen For A Day"

Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

Another attempt at creating a light-hearted theme. Speaks for itself.

"The Taxidermist"

Oil on Canvas

9' X 5'

This painting was an attempt to depict my brother who I deem an unhappy and angry person who takes pleasure in working with dead animals.

 "Pain"

     Oil on Canvas

10' X 6'

In this painting, I wanted to express a feeling of pain.  Not just physical but also psychological.

"The Hermaphrodite"

Oil On Canvas

6' X3.5'

A Psycological examination of the complexities and confusion about being one gender or the other.