Pearl Clutching 2013 (2013) A Mediterranean sunset and

(2013) A Mediterranean sunset and this quote provided inspiration for this piece:

and muscle aches and is sometimes referred to as "the cadmium blues

(2010) Inspired by the English lore of "The Springheeled Piper"

(2024) World wars

or that one day I might get Alzheimer's which would rob me of knowing how to draw

Pearl Clutching 2013 (2013) A Mediterranean sunset and(2023) Pearl Clutching (20 x 20) is the 9th and final drawing in the Reflecting Pool Series. Referencing the etymological image of a genteel woman clutching her pearls in shock, I wanted to end this series reframing recreational moral outrage into a delightful portrait of subversion.