Shut Up and Kiss Me: Red In STock a simple request in a

a simple request in a divided world

Everything in the room echoes the grid of the artwork:

we kept the ceiling and side walls a crisp white

In Stock: 30 x 40 Plexi

the water rages furiously against the the pilings

Shut Up and Kiss Me: Red In STock a simple request in a2020 marks the year in which social interactions and the excitement of forming new relationships were upended. Masks became the new fashion accessory and mouths sadly disappeared from view. Under the influence of Andy Warhol*, I turned my attention to lips. Inclined to keep things upbeat in my art I found myself in an unrelenting fixation with KISSING. I am fascinated by the shape of your lips and how they fit so perfectly with the shape of mine! ~