Deer Hunter is from the ongoing series of portraits inspired by Frida Kahlo paintings.

The base collage is paper ephemera consisting of receipts, handwritten letters, stamps, envelopes, etc. The portrait is a manipulated photo transfer.

Countless artists have been inspired by the work of Frida Kahlo and I am no exception. Her strong use of universal themes of pain, loss, love and desire are wrought with powerful symbolism. Her uncommon style of robust portraits simultaneously reflect passion and vulnerability with a sensitivity uniquely her own.

I had the pleasure of viewing a Frida Kahlo exhibition at the NSU Art Museum in South
Florida. It was my first time coming face-to-face with her work, and it had a profound effect on me. I have always believed there is a residual energy in all artwork that is left behind by an artist after a piece is completed, and that day at the museum I felt Kahlo’s enduring spirit.