cmsa; sticking a fork in it; "Beware the Crone's Embrace" C Valle oil on linen, 50x40 inches...inspired by a video i watched sometime in the last couple years; It showed a local tradition in an english village called a " granny race". Where the 4 oldest ladies jump on the backs of the 4 youngest, strongest men, and they race through the village.
The title inspired by what it was like when me and my friend micheal assumed the position; He has to bend almost double to manage my greater weight. He is practically strangled to death with all my weight pulling just at his throat. He is completely at the mercy of "the crone" ; i thought it was great ; older women (in our culture) are thought to be the least dominate of people, in this position (at least) they hold ALL the power. ps. the young mans ear is just in the right position for the crone to give encouragement and shriek criticism, and she holds a riding crop under her elbow, in case he needs a swat on the bum to encourage him..