hola amigo

Johannes Itten (Swiss,1887-1967)

The Last Guard. 1918

oil,canvas

Late Night by the Pool - Patricia Chidlaw , 2026.

American , b. 1951 -

You'll have a single mother of three who's fleeing a DV relationship. She has no recent work history because her ex kept her barefoot and pregnant. She's struggling with depression+PTSD while trying to find work in a horrific job market.

Now I have to be the one to tell her "Dept of Social Services insists every child over the age of 5 have their own bedroom, so you'll have to get a 4 bedroom, which will likely cost $5000/mo. You will get a housing voucher that covers 50% of the cost, so $2500/mo. You will need to make $90k/yr to comfortably afford this"

You and her both know a full-time minimum wage job comes out to $32k/yr in your area and most of that is going to go towards child care so she can work a job that will never pay enough to cover her living expenses. Even if she worked two full-time jobs, she'd still be ~$30k/yr short of the required income.

She can do everything right, she can work her ass off, she can get benefits, and it still won't make a difference. Her abusive ex is going to get the kids in the divorce simply because he has a steady income and home.

Kazuhisa Honda (Japanese, born 1948)

Horizon, 1981

Mezzotint

10 5/8 x 12 1/16 in. (27 x 30.6 cm)

Georgia O'Keeffe

Joseph Stella, 1877 - 1946