a place for george
feeling loss.
This body of paintings and linocut prints was a tool to process grief during the beginning of the pandemic. Rigdon used dreaming as a coping mechanism. In her dreams, Rigdon created spaces for her loved ones to live in; the people she had lost and missed. In her waking hours she create physical spaces in paintings that mimic the dreamscapes.
A Ceiling for Ched (left panel), 2020, Oil paint on panel, 30 x 30 inches (sold)
A Ceiling for Ched (center panel), 2020, Oil paint on panel, 36 x 48 inches (sold)
A Ceiling for Ched (right panel), 2020, Oil paint on panel, 30 x 30 inches (sold)
A Place for Lily to Swim, 2020, Oil and high-gloss enamel on panel. 20 x 20 inches (sold)
The Feral Feeling of Now, 2020, Oil paint, gouache, and high-gloss enamel on panel, 20 x 20 inches
Cutest, this place is killing me, 2020, Colored pencil and acrylic paint on semi-transparent Dura-Lar, 20 x 20 inches
Billie is gone, but she remembered me, 2020, Oil paint on panel, 9 x 12 inches
Little Joy: Lamb Tartare, 2020, Colored pencil and acrylic paint on semi-transparent Dura-Lar, 9 x 9 inches (sold)
Dream World Hostage, 2020, Oil paint on panel, 10 x 10 inches
George Bunny Sat on the Lake, 2020, Oil paint and high-gloss enamel on panel. 18 x 18 inches
Nearly Floating Between Us, 2020, Oil paint on panel. 16 x 20 inches
A Place for Keller to Dream, 2020 Oil paint and high-gloss enamel on panel 7 X 5 inches (each) (sold)
No. 1 Plus Chicken, 2020, Colored pencil and acrylic paint on semi-transparent Dura-Lar, 9 x 12 inches (sold)
Beloved One, 2020, Linocut in relief ink on Masa paper, 20 x 20 inches (sold)
Quarantine Walkies, Colored pencil and acrylic paint on transparent Dura-Lar, 20 x 20 inches
Swimming Pool for Lily, 2020, Linocut in relief in on mulberry paper, 20 x 20 inches
Feeling Catatonic, 2020, Oil paint and high-gloss enamel on cradled panel, 20 x 10 inches