These two paintings are based on the conception, gestation, and post birth growth of my twin niece and nephew, Katie and Joe. Fifteen years ago the twins' parents decided to get pregnant with the express goal of having twins, specifically identical twins. Amazingly, the parents were somehow able to convince the budding life force within the mother's womb to develop into twins. However, the tiny twin life forces resisted the parents' psychic pressure to become identical. After they were born the rebellious twins became more and more different, thwarting the parents' original hopes and dreams. Joe became extremely masculine. He started shaving at age 10. Katie became extremely feminine. Her favorite TV show is How To Be A Supermodel. While making these paintings I went through the same process that the twins' parents went through in making them: I tried to make the paintings identical but as I progressed they became more and more different. The life lesson here is don't try to force a round peg into a square hole.
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