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The Backs of Women series began in Bangkok, Thailand, where each winter I live in the center of the city's hustle and bustle. During my morning walks I began to notice women street vendors and became curious about them. Observing the strength in their movements, I developed twelve drawings, using a gel pen and watercolor brush.

In each image, one or more women move through a gritty warm atmosphere. Wearing worn clothes or uniforms, the women cook street food, sweep the street, mop an entrance, arrange dried flowers, push a cart or cross the street between waves of oncoming traffic. They are sturdy and focused and always moving in relation to the street's life.

creating
Pen and Ink
7 by 10 inches
2023
cooking
Pen and Ink
7 by 10 inches
2023
mopping
Pen and Ink
7 by 10 inches
2023
walking
Pen and Ink
7 by 10 inches
2023
sweeping
Pen and Ink
7 by 10 inches
2023
pushing
Pen and Ink
7 by 10 inches
2023
the team
Pen and Ink
7 by 10 inches
2023
waiting
Pen and Ink
7 by 10 inches
2023
crossing
Pen and Ink
7 by 10 inches
2023
resting
Pen and Ink
7 by 10 inches
2023
texting
Pen and Ink
7 by 10 inches
2023
together
Pen and Ink with Watercolor
7 by 10 inches
2023