Swimming upstream

Found this in the archives yesterday and I am amazed at the language. It is a portrait of my husband bones and all. What is even more scary than the sweat rolling off his forehead and the lies emanating from his mouth, are the words: HOPE. Jeeze! They freak me out all hairy in the green sky!

16 x 12 inches acrylic on canvas board. Painted in 2002

House of Lies

This is living with an addict.

divine twist, or Blonde Woman in Denial with Headline

9 x 9 inches

Wow- this is a recurring theme in my family. There have been some major individual successes for those who chose to try to overcome the odds and make a new start (everyday). Unfortunately we all suffer and have to work at our own part in the dynamics of the family. My greatest fear is for my sons, so I talk to them about it all the time... but there are no guarantees.