How Does It Feel?
Graphite, pan pastel, and watercolor on multimedia paper
42 X 48
May 2020
A homeless mother and her kids, presented in black and white because they are the forgotten and disenfranchised members of society. The graffiti in the background represents the feelings and emotions that are felt by people who are homeless, as well as the city streets where homeless people live.
The estimated number of homeless people in the United States is 552,830, as of April 2021 (data from policyadvice.net). Kids make up 20% of the homeless people. For many women, the difference between having a place to live and being homeless could be just one week's paycheck.
Thank you to my daughter, Jamie Flanagan and my grandchildren, Jac and Olivia for modeling for this artwork!
Graphite, pan pastel, and watercolor on multimedia paper
42 X 48
May 2020
A homeless mother and her kids, presented in black and white because they are the forgotten and disenfranchised members of society. The graffiti in the background represents the feelings and emotions that are felt by people who are homeless, as well as the city streets where homeless people live.
The estimated number of homeless people in the United States is 552,830, as of April 2021 (data from policyadvice.net). Kids make up 20% of the homeless people. For many women, the difference between having a place to live and being homeless could be just one week's paycheck.
Thank you to my daughter, Jamie Flanagan and my grandchildren, Jac and Olivia for modeling for this artwork!
Words Leave Scars
Graphite, watercolor, and ink on multimedia paper
42 X 48
June 2020
A mother and child, presented in black and white because as victims of domestic abuse, they are often ignored or blamed for their own circumstances. The mother is surrounded by her own bruises and the harmful words she often hears from her abuser, and perhaps doesn’t see the impact on her child.
According to Project Sanctuary, nearly 20 people per minute are victims of physical violence by an intimate partner in the United States. That equals to more than 10 million women and men per year. There are 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines on a typical day. This type of violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.
However, I don't believe these statistics take into account the type of emotional/psychological abuse that this piece portrays. If we included those types of abusive relationships, the numbers would be much higher.
Thanks again to Jamie and Olivia for modeling for this very difficult artwork!
Graphite, watercolor, and ink on multimedia paper
42 X 48
June 2020
A mother and child, presented in black and white because as victims of domestic abuse, they are often ignored or blamed for their own circumstances. The mother is surrounded by her own bruises and the harmful words she often hears from her abuser, and perhaps doesn’t see the impact on her child.
According to Project Sanctuary, nearly 20 people per minute are victims of physical violence by an intimate partner in the United States. That equals to more than 10 million women and men per year. There are 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines on a typical day. This type of violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.
However, I don't believe these statistics take into account the type of emotional/psychological abuse that this piece portrays. If we included those types of abusive relationships, the numbers would be much higher.
Thanks again to Jamie and Olivia for modeling for this very difficult artwork!
Do you ever wonder what happened to all the missing people?
Graphite and pan pastel on multimedia paper
30 X 42
March 2022
Human trafficking is when a person is forced or coerced into involuntary servitude or slavery. Victims can be men or women, girls or boys, but the majority are women. Trafficking can be for the commercial sex trade or labor, but the majority is for sex work and pornography.
According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, they handled over 10,000 reported cases of human trafficking in 2020 in the United States of America.
Thank you to Kenzie and Kaylen for modeling for this piece!
Graphite and pan pastel on multimedia paper
30 X 42
March 2022
Human trafficking is when a person is forced or coerced into involuntary servitude or slavery. Victims can be men or women, girls or boys, but the majority are women. Trafficking can be for the commercial sex trade or labor, but the majority is for sex work and pornography.
According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, they handled over 10,000 reported cases of human trafficking in 2020 in the United States of America.
Thank you to Kenzie and Kaylen for modeling for this piece!
Girls Just Want to Have FUNdamental Human Rights
Graphite and ink on mixed media paper
42 X 48
August 2022
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, 2022, they took away a constitutional right that American women had for nearly 50 years. That decision by the court triggered abortion bans or limited access to abortion in numerous states, forcing women, and even some young girls, to have to cross state lines for what is sometimes a life-saving procedure. The fact is that the Supreme Court does not represent the majority of Americans. At the time of their decision to overturn Roe, 61% of U.S. adults said abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
This is a crisis for women. Reproductive care is healthcare and women should have the basic human rights to make their own decisions about their reproductive care. This artwork shows two sisters marching for equality for women!
Thank you to my sister, Lisa Delmonico, for posing with me and for staying in the fight!
Graphite and ink on mixed media paper
42 X 48
August 2022
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, 2022, they took away a constitutional right that American women had for nearly 50 years. That decision by the court triggered abortion bans or limited access to abortion in numerous states, forcing women, and even some young girls, to have to cross state lines for what is sometimes a life-saving procedure. The fact is that the Supreme Court does not represent the majority of Americans. At the time of their decision to overturn Roe, 61% of U.S. adults said abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
This is a crisis for women. Reproductive care is healthcare and women should have the basic human rights to make their own decisions about their reproductive care. This artwork shows two sisters marching for equality for women!
Thank you to my sister, Lisa Delmonico, for posing with me and for staying in the fight!