Sitting Ducks - Artifact: George T. Dickey Portrait

Artifact: George T. Dickey Portrait

Dickey joined the Union army to fight in the Civil War, a war that threatened to divide our country. Today, it feels like divisions are getting deeper again and a stable Union is in jeopardy once more. Immigrants, our institutions of higher learning, scientific research, and even single cat ladies (women who choose not to become mothers) are being demonized, for the purpose, it seems, of creating a country of “us and them”.

Oil on Canvas by Kaffee Kang

Size: 24x30

About Kaffee
Before the written language was developed, early humans made cave drawings and ancient Egyptians had hieroglyphics. These civilizations used images to tell the stories of their lives. This use of the visual narrative has continued through the ages, from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to Diego Rivera’s murals to Norman Rockwell’s illustrations. It is in this tradition that I pursue my painting practice. I am a visual storyteller. More recently, I have focused on compositions with multiple human figures, in varying circumstances and configurations, to explore allegorical themes of gender roles, alienation and belonging, the political divide, and cultural differences and also to tell stories of friends, family, and strangers. Everyone has a story to tell.