As I reacquaint myself with various art mediums, I am also re-exploring subjects. I am drawn to something more in the landscape. I am aware of everyday people and their day-to-day existence: They create the landscape. Their hopes and fears; their trials and triumphs. Perfect in their imperfection.I see an older Chinese woman feeding bread to mallard ducks along a neighborhood creek. Workers from Mexico washing cars on a grey day dressed in bright orange t-shirts. Teenagers on prom night, one in polyester ruffles and rose wrist corsage. A heavy woman in shorts with an artificial leg crossing a busy street. A boy in a pickle costume on a hot summer day waving a sandwich shop sign.
I see these images as simple drawings perhaps in pastel, emphasizing the people with color, allowing the surrounding busy-ness to fade. The first image in the series is a mother in a simple dress, pushing a stroller and walking hand in hand with her daughter, all pretty in pink. It's Mother's Day.
Mother's Day - Pastel - 11" X 14"
