Portfolio > Apotheosis series 2023-2024 Appearances series 2011-2013

The "Appearances" paintings simulate the worldly beauty/ power found in ancient Eastern deity figures. Buddhist sculptures of Bodhisattvas, charged with the guiding of souls to perfection, reverberate ironically with the worship and power vested in contemporary Western, female icons.

fashion models as religious icons
Appearances X
oil and wax on canvas
42 x 46
2012