(oil on canvas, 40 ins. x 30 ins.) I had an abortion. I’m sharing my story to bear witness for all the women who have ever had to make...

(Interview April 2021) (oil on canvas, 48” x 48”) Update 2022 This portrait consists of 2 paintings. One stays in the Art As Social...

(oil, acrylic on canvas, 48 ins. x 60 ins.) “Enough” hangs upside down until President Trump no longer occupies the White House. Once...

(oil on canvas, 36 ins. x 72 ins.) This painting “Big World Small Man” is my response to Donald Trump as President of the United States...

(oil on canvas, 40 ins. x 30 ins.) This painting is a thank you to Republican heroes, both high profile public servants and citizen...

(30 ins. x 40 ins., oil on canvas) Hillary Clinton faced Donald Trump in the 2016 US presidential election. She won the popular vote but...

(Oil on canvas, 72 ins. x 36 ins.) (Interview with Corey’s parents, 4/ 2014) Update 2021 I was saddened to see that a lot of the links...

(oil on linen, 40 ins. x 30 ins.) (Interview 5/2015) Artist’s Note (2015) Dina Nina Martinez is a transgender woman. Her journey to...

(47 ins. x 46 ins., acrylic on paper ) This painting is about examining/feeling the past so we are free to make peace in the present. We...

(oil on canvas , 36 ins. x 72 ins.) (Interview 8/2015) 2021 Update Alec went on to cofound the Denver Justice Project, " a coalition...

(Oil on linen, 40 ins. x 30 ins.) Update 2021 Since the bloody murders of the Connecticut schoolchildren in 2012, gun violence remains a...

Aug. 2017 Outside Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick's (PA-8) "ticketed" town hall. The ticketless "losers were calling for bigger venues and real...

(Interview 2/2021) (oil on canvas, 48 ins. x 48 ins.) Required reading from Katherine Standefer, this portrait story’s subject: “The...

(Interview Jan 2019, oil and acrylic on canvas, 60 ins. x 40 ins.) Artist Note (2020) I write this portrait story in the time of...

(Interview September 2019. Oil on linen, 40 ins. x 30 ins.) Update 2021 "Hello, I have some exciting news to share with you. I received a...

(Interview November 2020. Oil on canvas, 40 ins. x 30 ins.) Update 2021 Missouri Supreme Court rules that voter-approved Medicaid must be...

(Interview 5/2019, oil on linen 40 ins. x 30 ins.) Update 2021 In March 2020 California issued a cease and desist order for Aliera...

(Interview 2/2019, oil on canvas 40 ins. x 30 ins.) Artist Note (2019) This portrait story looks at the US healthcare system before...

(Interview 1/2019, oil on canvas, 40 ins. x 30 ins.) Artist Note (2019) Jeff is not extraordinary because he damned healthcare reform...

(Interview 3/2018, oil on linen, 30 ins. x 40 ins.) Update 2021 Christine lost her job as a dental office manager when the pandemic...