"Stand" mentor just before everything changes

just before everything changes

This series is fresh

but the myriad possibilities that lie ahead

of silence that speaks and voices that refuse to be quieted

"Stand" mentor just before everything changes30x40 acrylic on canvas I sat stunned and teary eyed watching the House expulsions of @justinjpearson and @brotherjones_ in Tennessee. The chaos of our countrys politics is maddening. That moment lodged itself in me, a vibration so jarring it echoed for days. I couldnt shake it. And I knew I had to paint. Art has always helped me process the things I cannot reconcile. This piece was not easy, not joyful, it was necessary. I had to keep stepping away,