2013

I make oil paintings of people in my life – ex-husbands, ex-lovers, dead friends, and colleagues. With The Ex (Patrick), my intention is to imbue the work with a sense of his history, personality, and our connection. I’m intrigued by how people’s faces are etched over the years with stories of their inner lives and the flaws that unveil personal endurance. These flaws illuminate the inevitable deterioration of youthful appearance revealing the imperfection that is at the heart of beauty. In painting Patrick as he looks now - 40 years after we first met - I've discovered a sympathy and forgiveness that had been missing from my recollections.