oil on canvas, 48"x108", 2020
I’d been thinking of Swiftsure Bank, which brings water into Seattle from the Pacific, and its similar structure to the latchkey kid cul-de-sac of my childhood, Mulberry Court. Reminiscing on that kid-made community made me long for more and reinforced adult bonds. I used reference images taken by family or me that reminded me of connection or restriction from it.
Shortly before and shortly after beginning this painting, I unexpectedly lost a close friend and my cat. This painting holds a lot of that initial grieving period, and in a way became about that grief too.
