2B or Not presents a vintage school pencil sharpener surrounded by 2B pencil nubs. At first glance, the scene evokes classroom nostalgia, until the eye catches brass shell casings hidden among the pencils. The piece reflects on innocence fractured by violence, leaving interpretation to the viewer.
medium: oil on canvas
size: 48″x 48″
status: 🔴 SOLD/Private Collection
history:
2022
OPA | Oil Painters of America — International Spring Online Showcase (Award)
2022
NOAPS | National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society — International Online Showcase (Award)
Sep 24 – Nov 11, 2021
Hello Yellow | Juried Exhibition — Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT