Liabilities Painting

Liabilities came from the feelings present at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. There was fear of the unknown, knowledge that our own actions would matter and on some level the innate probably that we all needed to protect one another. It caused me great frustration with those that didn’t care about the possibilities of this virus causing great harm to mass numbers. I lived through the Aids epidemic so I was deeply triggered and felt extremely responsible with what I could do to mitigate further spread. I knew that for some they would eventually be liable for the carelessness and as it turns out, they were. Liabilities color palette would suggest happiness but the mark-making suggests chaos, and the small yellow area suggests hope. I felt I was continually in that space of hope and frustration. There are some events in my life that present triggering emotions for me, one of them is epidemics and in this case, a global pandemic. The extraordinary feeling of being vulnerable and out of control of something so small provoked anxious feelings, brought back bad memories from the 80’s and unilaterally forced me to stare down and confirm my beliefs in humanity. The sense of the unknown was scary to most, and eventually that turned to frustration and disbelief with how divided humanity was on this issue. For American’s the issue became sadly political adding insult to injury. I guess I had a very innocent view of how we would cooperate through a pandemic and my belief in humanity became muddy. This painting shows my frustration with the chaotic line work and vast difference in contrasting colors. If I had a larger space and canvas at the time, I might have even been madly throwing paint onto the surface! Joan Mitchell was a giant influence on my energetic brush work.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:36 W x 36 H x 1.5 D in

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