Growth 5

Growth 5
9x6" oil on PC Paintbrush IV manual

I was not going to exhibit this painted book, because the subject is so gruesome and personal. Cancer frightens everyone. But time has given me a different perspective. Now it all seems more symbolic than personal. In this image, I imagine myself reaching in, grabbing the cancer cells. An overwhelming urge to do something. And of course, throughout the entire process of diagnosis, surgery, chemo, testing, etc., you do feel as if you have lost control of your life. Or perhaps you are more aware of how little control you ever had.

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