Resilience

My paintings always have a story to tell. They are about the world we live in, how we might react to it and how it touches us on a deep and personal level. They are always about beauty; not the sweet beauty we often think of when we hear the word but the real beauty of life itself. This painting of the Wren on a dumpster embodies our encroachment on the wildlife we coexist with, while also depicting this idea of beauty. The dumpster is both lovely and sad, a metaphor for the way humans have treated the planet. And while the dumpster is in a state of decay the Wren is very much alive, almost as if it is posing proudly for the photograph, almost joyfully, almost with defiance. We see it and we understand. We create pollinator gardens and hang up bird feeders because we can recognize ourselves in this little bird; we are also fragile and resilient.