Medical Mysteries Series
Lovers With Colostomy
Egg Tempera on Gesso Panel - 16" x 12"
When I first exhibited this painting, a woman approached me and said, “I hate your painting… and your painting is me.” She revealed that she had a permanent colostomy and felt I was romanticizing colostomies. However most viewers have interpreted the painting as seeing beauty and intimacy in perceived imperfection.
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Scene from Surgery II: Compassion
Chinese Ink Stick on Gesso Panel - 15" x 12"
Despite the trauma inflicted by the surgical saw, the patient's arm wrapped around the surgeon's shoulder speaks to their shared humanity and the profound intimacy of the surgical process.
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Scene from Surgery I
Chinese Ink Stick on Gesso Panel - 15" x 12"
The nude figures of the surgeon and patient symbolize their shared humanity, set against the intense, almost surreal atmosphere of an operating room.
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Total Relaxation
Egg Tempera and Gold Leaf on Gesso Panel - 15" x 12"
Unlike most massage tables, which only provide an opening for the face, the table in this whimsical painting offers a solution for releasing pressure on the breasts and belly. Total Relaxation won first place at the Anatriptic Arts Expo in 1992.
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