Kat Powell Artist

A small series of paintings that morph fetal skeletons with plants. I know the photos are bad. acrylic on wood acrylic on canvas  *for the first two paintings: the white makes around the figures is chalk, it is a great tool to use when you aren't sure about composition or any extra details and it wipes off cleanly oil on canvas, this was the first flower skull idea, been working on it for a long time acrylic on wood

This picture illustrates the many manifestations a person can take. There are times were I share equally in discourse, rare times were I converse freely and openly, but too often I dare not say a word. For society, family, and even friends have taught me that it's far better to keep my mouth shut than to open up and lose everyone.

The girls here really do love dressing up and this time they wanted something more personal. As the skin is cut and stitched up it starts to develop color and life. So far it's a perfect fit.

This image is about Thanatos vs. Eros, or Death Instinct vs. Self-preservation which are personified by my skelies. Also the nerves that are anchoring the feet are spilling a type of Morse Code. Personally I've never acted out my death drive but the thought of self-destruction has crossed my mind (i.e. thought of what it would be like to drive off of a bridge). From my own perspective, this isn't about suicidal thoughts but more about the curiosity of what death would bring. "morbid ain't it" Death is the final frontier of human exploration.