Dobbs v Jackson Health Clinic: Descent into Chaos, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 60 in. / 91.44 x 152.4 cm.

Dobbs v Jackson Health Clinic: Descent into Chaos, Mary Wertsch, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 60 in. / 91.44 x 152.4 cm.

The catastrophic Supreme Court decision handed down in June has, I believe, set us on a national course toward fascism or civil war. I decided to paint my distress, referencing the greatest anti-fascist painting in the world, which Picasso painted in response to a different catastrophe.