Title: Cutting the Strings. Year painted: 2021 Size: 40x30 inches Tech”: Oil on canvas Cutting the Strings: Employment, promotions, benefits, for women they have always come with strings attached. Managers, supervisors, male employees, those in power created the conditions, the strings, that have forced women to comply if they wanted to keep their jobs, get the promotions they deserve. This painting shows a woman cutting those strings, taking control of her life. Artist: Ric Conn