In the ongoing Hollowed Ground series I further explore the corrupting influence of power and status, representing this insidious poisoning through the beautifully grotesque deformation of its subjects. This series also offers an illustration of how once meaningful and even sacred moral foundations can be exploited for personal gain, hollowing them of any real or perceived nobility, transforming them into defiled and crumbing ruins, ruins which betray their fragility.

watercolor and graphite on paper 30x22in