PDKerrigan

03/24/2022

# sketchbook

03/18/2022

03/16/2022

03/15/2022

Made a complicated drawing more complicated. Just in case, it’s a reflection of a laundry mat in a washing machine washing a blanket with a limited color palette within 1 in (2.5 cm) squares.

02/05/2022

Value study
Ink and graphite

02/13/2021

I'm all ears.

12/21/2020

"An attempt at Parental Alienation" ink, watercolor, and acrylic on watercolor paper, 2020, 9”x12”

I remember when I said I wanted to move back with my mom, you and my dad told me that she would be taken to court, and she couldn't afford to get me back. Then both of you made me call both my mom and my grandmother and had me say "I don't want to live with you" and hang up. I was crying hysterically (as well as my grandmother and mom) but you yelled at me "call them again" over and over again. Who knows how long you made me do this, but you broke me that day.

12/20/2020

Another story on its way...

12/14/2020

"Didn't Move Fast Enough" watercolor on watercolor paper, 2020
Yeah, I remember when I didn't get dressed fast enough, and you pulled me down a flight of stairs by my leg. I remember the feeling of hitting my head on the steps and pushing off the steps trying to keep from getting carpet burn on my back.

12/13/2020

This was a test run on an idea for a series of art pieces I will complete. It was also a test on my mental strength. There's a lot of my past I don't speak about with even the closest friends/family, and it has kept me from developing friendships and my artwork. Child abuse is more common than we'd like to admit, and when it is noticeable, people turn a blind eye. All of the artwork I will be creating are actual events that have happened to me as I was bounced around between family members. I had to rip the proverbial bandaid off on this piece because it flooded my mind with all the trauma of the past. It's titled "She said 'I wish you're picture was in a coffin" because that was said to me before I was taken for a family picture. Therefore, I'd like to sarcastically thank my family for a solid 14 years worth of material.

12/10/2020

It's not done, but it's coming along.

12/09/2020

Sketch experiments 12/8/20