16x20 Pencil on Paper

Artist's Note: A common myth about domestic abuse is the soceoeconomic stereotype. The subject of domestic abuse is still hushed in certain circles, making the problem more insidious. Now we talk more openly than before and there is CPS, but more work needs to be done. Talking with this survivor, I learned that she is highly intelligent and a born leader. She laughs easily with a resilience in her personality that will take her anywhere she wants to go.