We All Must Go There or We Lie seascape and landscape painting and how pattern can captivate

and how pattern can captivate the eye

The addition of glitter throughout the scene adds layers of complexity

viewers into a dialogue about representation and the breaking of boundaries

The bright and varied color palette contributes to

We All Must Go There or We Lie seascape and landscape painting and how pattern can captivateMixed Media on Paper 13" x 10" This series of work is an offshoot of the male gender stereotype work I am also pursuing. I am interested in pattern, and how pattern can captivate the eye. Like the more typical gender stereotype work, these too begin with found photos and then are built up layer by layer into a pattern that then breaks free, just as men need to break free of the cultural stereotyping that defines them far too narrowly.