ARTIST STATEMENT

Innocent Bystander Series


The Innocent Bystander Series began in 2016. The horror of a destructive, malevolent force becoming the most powerful person on the planet was coming into full view. I was not sure how to act or react.

The series guidelines were:

1.    Refer to books in the images. Books can impart knowledge and empathy beyond one’s immediate circle of awareness. This is typically considered a good thing.

2.    The surface for the applied paint is the inside of a book cover.

3.    Include the horse as a symbol for the innocent bystander in a world shaped by the actions of humans. 

Hot but not Drowning
2017
Acrylic on book cover
7 x 5 in.
Boat Sitting
2017
Acrylic on book cover
8 x 8 in.
Carson Spring
2017
Acrylic on book cover
7 x 6 in.
That's a Raft
2017
Acrylic on book cover
7 x 8 in.
Happen Here
2017
Acrylic on book cover
7 x 6 in.
Frida
2017
Acrylic on book cover
7 x 6 in.
Balloon Rescue
2017
Acrylic on book cover
7 x 5 in.
Wings
2017
Acrylic on book cover
7 x 5 in.