2019
My great-aunt, Maria Suszynska-Bartman, was a prominent Polish writer/poet who chronicled her experiences in female labor and concentration camps during WWII in a 1971 book, Nieswiete Meczennice. The book is written in Polish and was published by a defunct communist press yet offers vivid imagery of both the horrors of war and persecution as well as the rare moments of beauty, fidelity, and humanity. I am creating a short series of medium-to-large oils based upon this book, seeking to foster attention and discussion about the loss of our cultural and basic, humanistic convictions due to generational time-passing.
In addition to this series, I am continuing to explore my more traditional interests -
In addition to this series, I am continuing to explore my more traditional interests -
2018
These works continue the theme of presenting expressions of motherhood in theatrical compositions, incorporating nuances of contemporary culture and events. Much of my time in 2018 was spent creating a series of commissioned work in a style not my own, thus my own production was less than prolific.
2017
In these oils, I am considering the emotional psyche of motherhood in works that are intended to be both lush fairy tales and disquieting scenarios.
