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Farm woman oil on canvas 24 x 18 framed size: 28 x 24 I was particularly moved by this young girl's vibrant energy and hardworking hands; there's a sense of groundedness and reassurance in her feminine presence. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Asking Questions acrylic and metallic paint on canvas 36 x 36 37 x 37 More than seven layers of transparent paint create the background upon which opaque black acrylic paint was used to inscribe research questions copied from an ocean scientist's handwritten notebook. Several more transparent layers were added over the writing. Silver metallic paint was then used to define the fluid shapes suggesting ocean water. Though specifically about ocean research, the painting celebrates the tremendous growth in all the scientific research that has taken place over the past century, and the significant ways that women now take on leadership roles in all the sciences. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

On the Eve of Apocalypse oil 24 x 18 framed size: 28 x 22 This painting is dedicated to my great-grandmother Anna. Anna and her husband lived in Siberia. They were a wealthy family from the upper class. In 1917, the Russian Revolution took place and civil war began. The communist Bolsheviks who came to power killed the rich and took away their property. Anna survived, but she was left alone, without a husband and without any money. I don't know exactly how my great-grandmother overcame this nightmare, but I know that she continued to live alone, still living her life with dignity. She didn't ask for help, she offered it. I know very little about her, but that doesn't make her resilience any less significant. She fell from a rich and predictable life into a poor and destitute one, but remained a person of dignity and faith. The background on which Anna is depicted is a symbolic image of her native Siberian city as it was before the Revolution, on the eve of Apocalypse. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

They Went in Anyway mixed media 22 x 30 framed size: 24 x 32 THEY WENT IN ANYWAY This drawing honors the eleven young women of the group known as The Norfolk 17. These were Black students who, in February 1959, integrated six previously all-white public schools in Norfolk, Virginia, after months of school closures enforced under the state’s policy of “Massive Resistance.” In defiance of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, Virginia chose to deny education rather than desegregate. The students depicted are: Top row: Johnnie Rouse, Patricia Turner, Carol Wellington, Olivia Driver, Lolita Portis Middle row: Delores Johnson, LaVera Forbes, Geraldine Talley Bottom row: Betty Jean Reed, Claudia Wellington, Patricia Godbolt Out of 151 Black applicants subjected to deliberately discriminatory testing and interviews, only seventeen were admitted. The majority were girls. Supported by churches and the NAACP, these young women entered schools where they faced daily threats, spitting, physical assaults, and profound isolation. Yet they persisted, understanding that their presence carried consequences far beyond their own lives. Rather than depicting spectacle or confrontation, this work focuses on their composure, dignity, and collective strength. Their courage forced the reopening of Norfolk’s public schools and contributed to the nation’s ongoing struggle toward educational equity. These young women were not only students—they were agents of change, embodying the civic power at the heart of She the People. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.    

Not So Delicate Flowers mixed media 20 x 20 This image is silent, though filled with voices. A thick crowd had amassed on that cold, windy day in 2018. We didn’t feel unsafe. We listened to speakers who delivered warnings of what would come if we gave up the fight. Someone asked to take our photo, and a few hours later, we learned that we had become the faces of National Geographic for the Women’s March. We exercised the empowerment of our triad, utilized our rights to speak up against hate, and with the help of a friendly stranger, our message made its way to southern Haiti within hours. Our signs were shaped with intention, and filled with love to remind those who saw them that above all, we can live our lives without identifiers - except family. We represent what love look like, no matter where we were born, no matter what our language is. We don’t look like one another, and we find that to be beautiful. We laugh together. We argue together. We work together, lending more hands to lighten the load. This piece is a reminder to dare to hope. To look fear in the eye and conquer hatred. We have seen what fear and hatred can do - tear people and things apart. Love and hope can do so much more. Additional shipping/delivery charges will be handled between the artist and buyer after the purchase.