Self Portraits

This is a collection of self portraits through which I seek to explore and exorcise the long term effects of child abuse and the dark side of healing. I some cases I experiment with "filters" created by physical objects, in others, fabric or other elements that assist in portraying the angst behind the image. The influence art has had upon me, especially those painters who have been able to express human suffering in such an unencumbered way, is reflected in many of these self portratits. This is an ongoing project.