For Such A Time As This (2025) (Limited Edition) (16 x 20 Unframed) A line of figures emerges

A line of figures emerges through layered acrylic

The title nods to the emotional tension echoed in Benson’s Masquerade—the idea of moving through the world behind carefully held faces

choosing joy is the most powerful act of freedom we have

and rewritten

big-band ensembles

For Such A Time As This (2025) (Limited Edition) (16 x 20 Unframed) A line of figures emergesThis painting was born from a reflection on the quiet strength and historic weight carried by women and girls, often unrecognized, yet central to every movement, every generation. The sixteen figures stand together, textured and layered with history: fragments of headlines, echoes of place, whispers of ancestry. For Such a Time as This is both a declaration and a call. It nods to the biblical story of Esther, but it also speaks directly to the nowto