Picture of Baby

By concentrating on the negative space framed by Maeve's new brother and an anonymous parent focussing quite tightly on the baby, as he reaches back tentatively, Maeve examines the relationship of a family with a new member, capturing a fleeting glimpse of fascination, caring, dependence, and the tendency for the new relationship to cast life as it had been into the background, if only temporarily.

Taken 2007, May 14, 5:40:44 pm

Rush Hour

The confluence of ice cream and a Spring day engenders both relaxation and earnest action. In this straightforward work, Maeve paints a portrait of a slice of classic Americana updated to a modern setting, in which frenetic activity is not at odds with simple pleasures.

Taken 2007, May 13, 6:35:21 pm

Green Grass

This photograph, a take-no-prisoners application of texture as subject, is mesmerizing and evocative as forms and patterns slip in and out of visibility, with depth and scale infinitely elusive. At the same time, however, it pokes fun at the themes of "green" and the "environmental movement" by taking them literally and going entirely over-the-top, while simultaneously suggesting that the "green" movement is just as thematically slippery, as arguments and motives of elusive scale and depth deny attempts to characterize the meaning of the environmental crisis as a whole.

Taken 2007, May 13, 6:29:01 pm

Little House

The well house in this photograph -- perhaps the guardian not of a well but of a rabbit hole -- takes on an alternate life as the miniature centerpiece to a Lewis Carroll-esque scene of idyllic simplicity and absurdist scale. Only the picnic tables disturb the carefully crafted illusion, a reminder that despite the apparent refinement of the work, Maeve's journey as an artist has not yet reached its pinnacle.

Taken 2007, May 13, 6:26:25 pm