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Before and After: Puberty
2006 and 2007
acrylic on bird’s eye piqué
30 x 54 inches (combined dimensions)
In the space of a brief moment, a mountain can explode with molten lava. The transition from dormant to active seems instantaneous, but, without the invisible days/months/years of pressure building, mountains can never become volcanoes.
Though I’m definitely an adult now, I’m not sure I’ll ever get over the teenage angst and energy that this pair of portraits depicts. I just love the feeling of potential-ness, the curiosity, and the need to push boundaries that accompany adolescence and that’s part of why I adore painting teens, including this one.
