Only the Fish Will Tell

My Kingdom Is Not of This World, 2013. Ink and digital color, 11x14”.

Happy Independence Day. I have mixed feelings about this holiday.

I made this piece to capture my feelings toward Christian patriotism and the religious right in America. I’m tired of hearing about “culture wars” and “taking America back for God.” Jesus of Nazareth was a humble, nonviolent Jewish prophet who, because he loved and ministered to the most marginalized outcasts of society, was put to death by religious and political leaders. I don’t see his message reflected in the hostile rhetoric of today’s Christian Right, nor in early America’s violent displacement of native peoples and oppressive institution of chattel slavery.

It would be wrong for me to fail to be thankful for the freedom and comfort I have today as an American citizen, but I am not someone who can be a patriot. Have a safe and happy Fourth, everyone.

Tabby, 2017. Acrylic on canvas, 10x10".

Tails of the Painted Cats is on tour! Main Street Fine Art in Evergreen is having a reception TONIGHT, 5-8. Full dates and locations below. Main Street Fine Art, 281886 CO 74 Suite 4, Evergreen CO: May 26-June 28. Reception May 26, 5-8pm.

Rodeo Market Community Art Center, 3915 W 73rd Ave, Denver, CO: June 30-July 27. Reception July 14, 2-6pm. Cat Care Society, 5787 W 6th Ave, Lakewood, CO: July 29, 11am-2pm Lakewood Arts Council Community Art Center and Gallery, 6731 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO (right by Casa Bonita!): July 30-September 1. Reception August 4, 5-8:30 pm.

For more info, visit the page on Cat Care Society.

Home for our Nov/Dec 2016 theme.

–Kenton

Be like these birds and try to keep things fresh in 2017.