Friday, October 29, 2010

Paintings

Below are 3 paintings I created several years ago. They were not done with an audience in mind but were an expression of strong emotions particular to that time in my life. I've only shown them to a few people and without exception they have been shocked by the complete paintings. Therefore, I am including only chosen details of the first two.

This is a detail from "Triumph":


Two portraits from a painting about child abuse:

I believe abortion is a private decision which should not be taken lightly:

No jokes today. Hug the ones you love.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Powerful images......thank you for sharing them. I would like a post from you on how your artworks have changed over the years. Where is your creativity of today and how is it different and why.?
Jude *

Roy said...

Thanks for inviting me, a man of all things too, to share your blog. It is a personal expression of who and what you are. Looks like a great fist attempt!! Kudos for sharing YOU with us. Love ya, Roy

Carol Shoemaker said...

You are so kind! Of course you're included. And feel free to comment any time - I love comments! By the way, update your blog and I'll put a link on it here, OK?