Medical Debt

I started this painting before the coronavirus pandemic.  I have been fighting medical debt collectors for … forever.  I can read a bill and know what my insurance covers.  Providers are willing to work with you, except when they are wrong.  They dig their heels in and hire debt collectors rather than admit that they pay coders minimum wage, and the make errors.  Now with millions of Americans losing insurance along with their jobs, medical debt collections will be a growth industry.

Medical Debt

Antigens, progress

When I began this painting, I thought the wealthy would skate thru this pandemic, with barely a blip on their radar.  The left side was airier.  As each day progresses, I see that there may be a divide between the rich and the poor, but no one is escaping the effects of this disease.  I’ve made progress, but the painting is not nearly alarming enough.

Antigens, progress

CO2 painting

I plan to stay very busy in my studio to avoid the coronavirus.  The idea of naming this CO2 came out of the blue, or not blue if smog is high.  But it was a vapid little painting.  Some bold additions have helped.

CO2

Antigens

A beautiful day, and everyone is scared of the coronavirus.  My studio is isolated, so I began this painting.  Antigens play havoc with my immune system in the best of times.  Add pandemic and virus, divide into have’s and have-nots, and this is the beginning of a painting.  The canvas is 41″ x 54″.

Antigens