This is someplace I'm not supposed to be but I can't leave because I am attracted to its fall into ruin. I mean, look at the majestic but shadowy profile of that sink. She meant something once.

I am really interested in trying to create a beautiful image out of filth and grime. I like to use dirt to capture the quality of being unfrequented. I decided to paint dirty, decaying things, specifically bathrooms, with the hope of invoking the emotions of loneliness and abandonment. Isolation does't always appear the way we think it should. The light in this room leads me to believe that this was once a place that brought warmth and reassurance to those who used it. Now it has been long forgotten and is well on its way to being reclaimed by the earth. A slow death it did not deserve.

9x12. rag stretched over recycled frame, acrylic, and lace. 2017