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CathEssay #8 — Prom Night Reckoning by Robin F. Williams
In Prom Night Reckoning, Robin F. Williams dismantles the fantasy of the prom queen with dazzling colors and raw emotion. A tiara becomes a burden, a rose a symbol of pressure. Through vibrant textures and piercing symbolism, the painting reveals the quiet panic behind performative perfection — and invites us to reconsider what we call “the perfect moment.”

Catherine Gipton
Aug 272 min read


CathEssay #7 — Blake by Emma Webster
Emma Webster’s Blake is a visionary painting where organic shapes explode into a surreal forest dreamscape. Glowing forms, dynamic movement, and mythic overtones transform a natural scene into something radiant and strange. Through layered oil painting, Webster invites us to experience nature not as it is, but as it might become — alive with energy, tension, and unseen forces.

Catherine Gipton
Aug 242 min read


CathEssay #6 — Border’s Buckle by Bridget Mullen
Bridget Mullen’s Border’s Buckle explores transformation, instability, and the dissolution of form. Blurring the lines between figure and abstraction, the work pulses with motion and emotion. Through layered textures and symbolic tension, Mullen invites us into a liminal space — where identity shifts, boundaries buckle, and new meanings emerge.

Catherine Gipton
Aug 202 min read


CathEssay #4 — Knot by Dannielle Hodson
Dannielle Hodson’s Knot is a vivid and entangled vision of human coexistence. Figures twist, collide, and dissolve into a chaotic yet strangely harmonious composition that explores the tension between disorder, identity, and emotional connection.

Catherine Gipton
Aug 92 min read


CathEssay #1 — Heartbreak at Ginger’s: Re-emerging by Rebecca Ness
Rebecca Ness’s Heartbreak at Ginger’s: Re-emerging is a cinematic glimpse into collective life and queer resilience. Set in a Brooklyn bar, the painting pulses with emotion, connection, and layered micro-narratives. A celebration of everyday presence and quiet transformation, this is a portrait of what it means to return—together.

Catherine Gipton
Aug 93 min read
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