‘Modesty’

Modesty

India ink with acrylic paint on stretched canvas

8 x 8 inches, 2024

$275.00

Song Pairing
”Me, I’m Not” by Nine Inch Nails

Commentary

Sexual paintings and literature make me feel very uncomfortable (oddly enough, music that touches on that topic doesn't bother me one bit). I don't know why it makes me feel uneasy and squirm so much. I just can't deal and I want to shut my eyes. The fact that I made this painting and it looks the way it does, makes me feel, you guessed it, very uncomfortable.

But it's one of my favorite pieces. It's actually of a picture I took of some lovely roses that were growing on our rose bush out in front of our house. One was darker than the others. I was doing some line & wash like I always do and decided to add some drips at the bottom of the roses. I really liked the composition and was happy with how the colors and lines turned out.

But now all I can see is a wooha. The rest of the picture is ignored by my eyes and I feel embarrassed and weirded out. I want to do more flowers in this style but are they all going to turn out like this? I guess we will have to wait and find out.