As an artist, I have no control over what works I will go down in history for, or even "if" I will be in art history. These paintings are the summation of my life's work. They are my contribution to feminist art; exploring the body politic, female archetypes, technology's assault on nature, the Da Vinci Code, and the feminine divine. I draw on the works of women artists like Mary Beth Edelson's gigantic charcoal women, Ana Mendieta's earth works in the scale of her own body, Yoko Ono's "Cut Piece", and Goddess images though the ages dismissed as "fertility symbols" by male archeologists. They are oil paintings on huge wood panels that used to be Ikea cabinet fronts. I purchased the panels through the Hudson Valley Materials Exchange, sanded & primed them, and used them in this series as an environmentally-conscious support. The diptych format explores the duality of our natures. Contrary to Christian belief, no one is purely good and evil, no woman is purely a "whore" without having a little bit of "madonna" in her too. Theoretically, Eve bit the apple, but part of her was the apple (Gaia). Nothing is ever so cut & dried, black & white, right & wrong. Peace exists in the grey areas. To further this point, I painted each using a "complementary pallette" technique; which means using only colors opposite each other on the color wheel to create a sense of "color harmony" in the work. Polar opposites are combined to create the various hues.

"Mary/Mary" (Inspired by the "Da Vinci Code", note Da Vinci's apostles from the "Last Supper", and his Madonna & Christ) In this painting, we see the "Virgin" as a real woman who gives birth outside a hospital (no OB/GYN), and nourishes Christ with her human milk. We also see Mary Magdalene pregnant (presumable with Christ's child) the apostles in outrage and the witchburnings happening in the distance by the full moon. Painted in a red/green pallette.

"Kali (Multitasking)"This Kali shows the contradiction inherent in Western Culture of being a "liberated" woman...You get to do everything! And, you are expected to do everything (balance a career, children, marriage, home) cheerfully & feel self-actualized in the process! Most of us are too damn tired to feel a sense of accomplishment. How about we move on to the next level...equality! (of work distribution). Painted in a yellow/purple pallette.

"Eve/Gaia" This oil diptych contrasts the shame/rape of nature by the industrial world, with images spanning the Roman Colliseum to the L.A. Freeways. The "Gaia" or "Shekinah" side shows redemption through sustainability

with solar panels and wind farms on the ridge.This painting was made with an orange-blue palette.

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