Portrait of a Lady

This concept was inspired by an invitation from a friend. She had invited me to a mystery dinner that took place at a "Spy" themed restaurant called Safe House located in Milwaukee, WI.

There was encouragement to dress up as a 1940s spy. Being the imaginative artist that I am, I got excited. Dress up like a 1940s spy?! How can I pass up this opportunity?

Instantly, I pulled up google to search, "how to dress up like a 1940s spy."

I immediately dug into my closet. I found the hat, the dress, the gloves and I even had the shoes to beat. The make-up was simple and the hairdo was doable. Unfortunately, I believe the dinner was moved to another restaurant. It's so far back, I cannot even remember what caused the occasion to fall through from the initial location. All I can really recall was that I had the outfit and the model but no place to go. I knew I had to take portraits of this lady that I had created from my closet.

What happened next...
We headed to Historic Third Ward. This area served its purpose for the theme of this shoot. It maintained the atmosphere of a nostalgic historical space. Here, my character came to life - my 1940s spy; Portrait of a Lady.

                                                                        

Death

As I began to brainstorm my next project, I became intrigued in the identity of Death. Someone who is not named and someone who can't be discerned as a he or she. Therefore, in my depiction of Death, I decided to ride with the idea of how we perceive it.

A series of four images, I felt the impact I wanted to leave the audience is the idea and agreement that we can't always see it coming. Blurry and unknown, we can only guess. However, as we dig deeper and look for it, do we really want to see it clearly?