AR-15-Style AR-15-style of lightweight semi-automatic rifle in the 2010s, this style became the most loved in the United States, according to The New York Times. Used in 12 mass shootings in the last 10 years in alphabetical order: Boulder, Orlando,…
Shirts Tucked In I thought it odd that in this situation of certain death, the prisoners have all their shirts tucked in before they are shot by a firing squad. Is this a requirement or something they request? The idea…
Replica A gun, was a rather common toy used by young boys in the 1970s and 1980s. My parents and other people who thought they would encourage violence. I have never owned a gun, been shot by one, or held…
Divine Harris Glenn Milstead (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), better known by their stage name, was an American actor, singer, and drag queen. Closely associated with independent filmmaker John Waters, Divine was a character actor, usually performing female…
Checkered Shirt There she stands, collar unbuttoned, revealing skin within. A large brown cowboy hat topped her golden curls. Holding her six-shooter, she drew from her brown side holster strapped over her sexes hips, tightly bound in her blue jeans.…
Bang Bang She wore a white bodysuit with matching hat and a red holster around her hips. Her two guns were out and ready for a fight. Bang, she shot them down. Just as in all those ridiculous Spaghetti Westerns,…
Sidearm Sits low on her hip, resting on the high-waisted yellow pants, hand on gun handle. Quickly drawing out the gun against her dark blue fitted shirt, eyes shielded from the bright sun by her black Cowboy hat. This is…
Against The Fence Children playing against the fence. Maybe it is the Great Wall of China, or they’re hiding from Martians invading the planet and their imaginations are unlimited, or maybe they’re hiding from their parents, for it is time…
A friend of mine asked why there were so many paintings depicting armed people. Not until he mentioned it, and after reviewing my work. Realized he was correct. At the time, the idea was to be close to the United…
Elephant Trance Josephine Baker is looking at an elephant cutout out, entranced by the image’s power, unable to move away from the dominant shape stuck there in one-dimensional direction. Moving only perpendicular to the shape. This propped part of one…
