Breaking the Cycle of Abuse - Painting 3: Abuse

Abuse
Acrylic and paint pens on canvas
16"x12"
$150

[Image description: red sky, pale pink ground for background; in the foreground a dripping, blobby brown figure attacks a bird-woman whose wings are uplifted; she is in shades of green and purple; blood is visible where the attacker's claws dig into her shoulders and back, and feathers of purple and green scatter everywhere]

Distressed Paper

Distressed Paper
mixed media on paper
14"x11"
$50

This piece was originally a virgin leaf of mixed media sketchbook paper. I crumpled and tore it, singed it with flame from a lighter especially on the edges, gave it several washes in black tea, and added further stains with soot, coffee, and wine.

[Image description: a heavily damaged piece of paper, wrinkled, burnt, stained, and torn]

Girl with No Eyes

Girl with No Eyes
acrylic and paper on stretched canvas
14"x11"
$200

[Image description: background of yellow and thick periwinkle vertical stripes, also framed in periwinkle; centered is a light-skinned feminine figure in a blue dress with light brown hair, distinct eyebrows, eyelashes, and lips, but no eyes; surface covered in spattered paint in various colors used to paste on bits of crumpled paper towels]