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Year: 2025
Size: 16 × 20 inches
Medium: Watercolor
A man holds up a wooden figure of a woman in underwear, using her as bait to attract a driver willing to stop for a carpool. Hidden nearby, another man waits in the bushes to rob whoever pulls over. What initially appears humorous quickly becomes a scene about objectification, deception, and opportunism.
The piece confronts the way some men view women as objects and offer kindness only when attraction is involved. The driver believes he is stopping to help an attractive woman, but his true motivation makes him vulnerable to someone else’s selfish intentions. Everyone in the scene wants something, and no one is being honest about why.
Welcome to Colorado uses dark humor to ask an uncomfortable question: Is an action still kind when it is performed only because we expect something in return? It reflects my frustration with people who exploit attraction, generosity, and vulnerability for their own benefit. The woman is literally reduced to an object, the driver is deceived by his assumptions, and the hidden robber turns those assumptions into an opportunity. Welcome to Colorado, where the scenery is beautiful, but people are not always what they appear to be.
Year: 2025
Size: 16 × 20 inches
Medium: Watercolor
A man holds up a wooden figure of a woman in underwear, using her as bait to attract a driver willing to stop for a carpool. Hidden nearby, another man waits in the bushes to rob whoever pulls over. What initially appears humorous quickly becomes a scene about objectification, deception, and opportunism.
The piece confronts the way some men view women as objects and offer kindness only when attraction is involved. The driver believes he is stopping to help an attractive woman, but his true motivation makes him vulnerable to someone else’s selfish intentions. Everyone in the scene wants something, and no one is being honest about why.
Welcome to Colorado uses dark humor to ask an uncomfortable question: Is an action still kind when it is performed only because we expect something in return? It reflects my frustration with people who exploit attraction, generosity, and vulnerability for their own benefit. The woman is literally reduced to an object, the driver is deceived by his assumptions, and the hidden robber turns those assumptions into an opportunity. Welcome to Colorado, where the scenery is beautiful, but people are not always what they appear to be.