This series explores what childhood looks like from the viewpoint of the parent. The children's gestures are inspired by mythology and backyard play. The surrounding botanical/anatomical forms function as parental protection and suggest its limitations.
 

Memory
2012
charcoal and pencil
56x46 inches
Memory (detail)
Siblings
2010
pencil and colored pencil
8x9 inches
Boy with Scars
2012
charcoal on paper
50x32 inches
Hydra
2011
charcoal, pencil and pastel
72x50 inches
Rivals
2010
oil on canvas
61x46 inches
Vorpal Blade
2008
pencil and colored pencil
8x6 inches
Beamish Boy
2008
charcoal, pastel and colored pencil
30.5x28 inches
Boy Kills Snake
2008
Oil on canvas
24x18 inches
Cold Comfort
2007
charcoal and pastel
75x50 inches
Boy Napping with Bears
2006
charcoal and colored pencil
60x50 inches
Boy in Stripes
2010
oil on canvas
30x24 inches
Study of Girl Screaming
2004
acryclic on paper
15x10 inches
Whoopie
2011
pencil and colored pencil
11x13 inches
Milk Boy
2007
pencil and colored pencil
9.5x8 inches
Blood Canes
2007
pencil and colored pencil
9x13 inches
Girl with Yoyo
2011
pencil
12x10 inches
Floater
2011
pencil and colored pencil
7x8.5 inches
Harvesters
2004
charcoal and colored pencil
50x70 inches
Gutter
2005
charcoal and colored pencil
68x50 inches