That Old Bone

My newest piece is a symbolic self portrait titled "That Old Bone." A crusty, scary femur dangles behind a woman's head, and she is resentfully aware of it. I was inspired to paint this image by my own experience with anxieties and pointless yearnings. After a while, mental narratives become rote and tiresome, like an addiction that no longer delivers a high, an old bone that one can't help chewing on every day. Eventually, we must learn to turn our backs on the bone and refuse to pick it up again. The process of leaving behind our defining narratives about ourselves is liberating but difficult.

"That Old Bone." 11x14". Watercolor and collage. $150.