Portfolio > Dreams, Fairy Tales & Nursery Rhymes: Oils/Poems

Baltimore Sun art critic, Glenn McNatt wrote that, “…the theme of motherhood plays a prominent role in Damen’s paintings, which depict surreal, sometimes nightmarish scenes of childhood anxiety that seem to hover just outside the neat categories of fantasy, expressionism or realistic depiction.” I place the narrative of childhood's development within the context of myths,dreams, fairy tales and nursery rhymes which reveal the “rabbit hole” existence that we adults choose to forget or deny.

The cinderella character is hanging by a limb. An eagle attacks a squirrel
oil on linen
45 x 35.5"
2012
Frighten Cinderella in tree, flying eagle, crows and other characters
oil on linen
45 x 35.5
2016
Sleeping youths, magical monkey and other creatures in the whale and window
oil on canvas
38 x 60"
2014
magical skylight and wall paper, Goyaish figures and pained Madonna
oil on canvas
62 x 34"
2003
vulture flies, infant hands and nude mother in the tree
oil on panel
12 x 12"
2012
vulture flies, infant hands and nude mother in the tree
oil on panel
12 x 12"
2012
Rock A Bye Baby III
oil on panel
12 x 12"
2011
vulture ,fake  infant in blue cradle and nude mother in the tree
oil on panel
2011
vulture ,fake infant in blue cradle and nude mother in the tree
oil on panel
12 x 12"
2011