The Ref
Amaryllis R. Flowers, 2020
69 in x 49 in
Color pencil, watercolor, gouache, acrylic, and collage on paper 

Large scale drawing on paper. A femme giant colored in translucent browns wades in a spirit river that rushes and bends and pools at her knees.  Her thighs ripple like ribbon and beneath her skin is a place that grows rainbow trees and crossbones. She has long lime green acrylic sets and indigo blue tattoos that read: No! No! No! Hell No Absolutely Not. Her big hair is made of gray eyes and her eyeballs pop out of velvety black eye sockets that cry bright blue teardrops outside of her body and feed the river. Her hot pink tongue snakes out peachy lips and licks one eyeball. Ghost players hoop through flames on the spirit river and dunk full moons into circle rainbows.  Ghosts and bones encircle The Ref and make tiny shadows on the wall behind the drawing.