Maureen McCarron

Talisman
egg tempera on board
20 x 16 in.

Devil’s Advocate
egg tempera on board
24 x 18 in.

Originally about AIDS, these angel/ghost images cause discomfort by being beautiful as well as grotesque, and serious but cartoonish too. They also reflect my own struggle with what is or is not acceptable or “normal” and the conflict between important, valid, or pretty.