The Muscle Man & Diver series from the early 2000s concentrated on silence, hidden identities, inner struggle and more. I was looking at these images this morning. They are speaking to me again. Some themes are universal, for some people more so than others, it would seem.

“I Was Dying Right in Front of Them, but They Couldn’t Tear Their Eyes from the Television” won Best of Show at the Saginaw Township Annual State of the Arts Exhibition. It was a thrilling moment. The painting lived with my friend, Kristee Pickard, until she passed away from cancer.