Kurdish Plight

This painting was inspired by a newspaper article about the Kurdish people still being persecuted in Turkey. The abstract shapes come from a handmade rug. The designs on a rug are not always "perfect" because of the length it takes to weave them. The crafts person
adds a bit of them self into the design. Sometimes it can be symbols representing life events. For example the symbols can represent the type of person the woman wants to marry. I've been to Turkey a few times but never as far north as where this Kurdish woman lives.

Pussy Riot

Left this painting for a few weeks before deciding if it is finished. Consensus is that it is.

It is inspired by the protest by the punk rock band "pussy riot" in Russia.

What do you think of it? Like or not?