
Time Marches On
Time Marches On
48 x 36
2004 / #1
A photo of a woman in my local newspaper inspired this piece. The little old lady in the yellow rain boots is the real image of a woman in an article about garden clubs. She had been a majorette and I wondered what she looked like as a young girl. I tied this concept to the idea of class reunions and decided to make a piece about our peers and our enemies not ageing well. We were all envious of someone in high school and usually she was a cheerleader or a majorette. Our big dream is that she really did not age very well after all. This piece takes four different women and plays out their lives as they pose for a multigenerational class photo.
The women are shown wearing their outfits from high school with their youthful images done as chalk drawings on the brick wall behind or near them. I associate red brick with old school buildings. The first lady is not having much luck getting in to her old outfit but her busted ankle is not helping the situation. Evidently she still has issues with the woman next to her. The gal in purple was the class flirt (or slut if you will) who still thinks she can get into that spandex number from her days on the front line of the kick squad. Most likely, the body suit is no longer considered full coverage, but crosses into the thong department with the added padding that needs to be shrouded. My inspirational woman is just happy to still be alive and kicking. The last woman was always the practical one but her boots just are not going to fit so she substitutes the next best thing. I had fun designing the uniforms and the props to fit each personality.
On the ground is a paper airplane with a watch in it. Do I have to spell it out? Yes, time flies. This piece is also about attitudes. I like to challenge myself to capture different expressions and this piece allowed me to try 4 of them.
48 x 36
2004 / #1
A photo of a woman in my local newspaper inspired this piece. The little old lady in the yellow rain boots is the real image of a woman in an article about garden clubs. She had been a majorette and I wondered what she looked like as a young girl. I tied this concept to the idea of class reunions and decided to make a piece about our peers and our enemies not ageing well. We were all envious of someone in high school and usually she was a cheerleader or a majorette. Our big dream is that she really did not age very well after all. This piece takes four different women and plays out their lives as they pose for a multigenerational class photo.
The women are shown wearing their outfits from high school with their youthful images done as chalk drawings on the brick wall behind or near them. I associate red brick with old school buildings. The first lady is not having much luck getting in to her old outfit but her busted ankle is not helping the situation. Evidently she still has issues with the woman next to her. The gal in purple was the class flirt (or slut if you will) who still thinks she can get into that spandex number from her days on the front line of the kick squad. Most likely, the body suit is no longer considered full coverage, but crosses into the thong department with the added padding that needs to be shrouded. My inspirational woman is just happy to still be alive and kicking. The last woman was always the practical one but her boots just are not going to fit so she substitutes the next best thing. I had fun designing the uniforms and the props to fit each personality.
On the ground is a paper airplane with a watch in it. Do I have to spell it out? Yes, time flies. This piece is also about attitudes. I like to challenge myself to capture different expressions and this piece allowed me to try 4 of them.