Notes by Bill Calhoun

February 01, 2010

Black Stockings

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Black Stockings, 2010, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"

It could be perfectly innocent, but there's something a bit sinister going on here.

UPDATE:  This painting was selected for "Water," the 2010 Pawtucket Arts Collaborative members juried show.  Click here to read Emily's statement from that show.

The arched arcade overlooking the sea has appeared before:



Summer Arcade, 2005, oil on canvas, 11" x 14"

The Family

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The Family, 2010, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"

Not a flattering portrait; serene, tragic, perhaps inevitable.