Notes by Bill Calhoun

January 17, 2010

Double Take

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Double Take, 2010, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"

What makes you look twice, the lady with her inverted twin or the cross-dressing robot?

Trio

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Trio, 2010, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"

Dancing girls in exotic outfits who happen to be missing their heads.  Compare with this much earlier painting below, a solitary predecessor.

UPDATE:  Both this painting and Prop Master were selected for the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative 2010 open juried show.  Click here to read Emily's statement from that show.


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Night Beach, 2006, oil on canvas, 11" x 14"

Cactus Flower

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Cactus Flower, 2009, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"

Aww, isn't she beautiful?

Emily named her most recent show (at AS220 in Providence) Three's a Crowd, and this will now be the name of this series which so far consists of 20x16 paintings.  Click here to read Emily's statement from that show regarding this series.