Mrs. Claus

My paintings celebrate things we have in common, like an obsession with a film character, or a universal experience captured in a vintage photograph. My hope is that we stop seeing each other as Us vs. Them. As much as modern technology connects us, it can also widen the divides between us. When I was a kid we had three channels, plus VHS. We all watched the same shows like “All In the Family”, and “Mary Tyler Moore”.  Now, with a bajillion channels and streaming services, our "tribes" have shrunk, and correspondingly, our respect for differing opinions. Our political discourse has devolved into name-calling, and even physical violence. 

Seems to me, it’s never not a good time to be reminded of all that we have in common, and that we're all in this together. Ultimately, we all want the same things:  to love and be loved, to be accepted for who we are, and to feel a sense of belonging. We all have our own ambitions and worries and we're all fans of Betty White.  (And if you're not a fan of Betty White, are you even human?)