This work has been exhibited several times. After a presidential candidate made a

comment about rating women’s physical appearance on a scale of 1 to 10, I couldn’t

help but think of the history of how women have been judged and rated over time. I got to pondering just who was doing that rating, and why. Does anyone have the right to assess others and value them purely on their looks, good or bad? Who is the judge, and why do we accept the judgement? I thought about the women in my life; how would anyone possibly rate them and, again, why? So I created a grouping of 10 paintings depicting 10 women engaged in everyday life. The piece alludes to my belief that the only reason to use the number 10 in relation to women is if there are, in fact, 10 women.

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 •San Diego Museum of Art, Artist Guild, International Online Exhibition, 2026.
Juror, Tina Yapelli

*The Oceanside Museum of Art, Artist Alliance, Sparks Gallery 2019
*The Athenaeum, Bread and Salt location, Solo show for Women's History Month, 2019
*The Athenaeum Juried Exhibit, 2017
*The Cannon Art Gallery Annual Juried exhibit, 2016

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10 Women, artwork is a combination of 9 custom frames that make 37” x 23” $2250,  watercolor.