7 DEADLY SINS

ANGERWhat it is: Anger is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury.It is also known as Wrath. Why you do it: You're wired for it. Also, the people around you are

pretty damn irritating. Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be dismembered alive.Associated symbols & suchlike: Anger is linked with the bear and the color red.

ENVYWhat it is: Envy is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.

Why you do it: Because other people are so much luckier, smarter, more attractive, and betterthan you. Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be put in freezing water.

Associated symbols & suchlike: Envy is linked with the dog and the color green.

GLUTTONYWhat it is: Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.

Why you do it: Because you were weaned improperly as an infant.Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be force-fed rats, toads, and snakes.

Associated symbols & suchlike: Gluttony is linked with the pig and the color orange.

GREEDWhat it is: Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual.

It is also called Avarice or Covetousness. Why you do it: You live in possibly the most pampered,consumerist society since the Roman Empire. Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll beboiled alive in oil. Bear in mind that it's the finest, most luxurious boiling oil that money

can buy, but it's still boiling. Associated symbols & suchlike:Greed is linked with the frog and the color yellow.

LUSTWhat it is: Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body. Why you do it:Oh, please. Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be smothered in fire and brimstone.

Not kisses.Associated symbols & suchlike: Lust is linked with the cow and the color blue.

PRIDEWhat it is: Pride is excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's

recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise.Pride is also known as Vanity. Why you do it: Well-meaning elementary school teachers told you

to "believe in yourself." Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be broken on the wheel.Associated symbols & suchlike: Pride is linked with the horse and the color violet.

SLOTHWhat it is: Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.Why you do it: You're shiftless, lazy, and good fer nuthin'.

Your punishment in Hell will be: You'll be thrown into snake pits.Associated symbols & suchlike: Sloth is linked with the goat and the color light blue.

7 DEADLY SINS

ANGER

ENVY

GLUTTONY

GREED

LUST

PRIDE

SLOTH

dion hitchings201 ellis roadmilford, nj08848908-996-6044www.dionhitchings.com

about me

i was born in saint louis, missouri on december 22, 1958(almost a xmas baby).my mother found out she was pregnant with me,two weeks after my father’s funeral.took up drawing at age 3 and never put down the crayons.I have never considered myself to fit in the “normal” world,so I looked to leave the midwest as soon as possible.

i went to washington university in saint louis/school of fine arts,where I graduated with a bachelor of fine arts.luckily, i landed one of the only art related jobs in saint louis,hired as a fashion illustrator at jeans west,which i did for the next 3 years.i also developed my skills into being an art director.I also met the personwho would be my significant other for the next 23 years.

next i moved to chicago,after being hired at evans furs as an art director.never stopped drawing,but i felt the best way to make a living was the commercial route.my next job was for marshall fields department store,which i stayed at for the next three years.

my next move was new york city,where i was hired as art director at bloomingdales.i was in fashion heaven working with some of thebest photographers, stylists and models in the world.from there i freelanced art directing and illustration,worked for conde naste, avon, saks fifth avenue and aerosoles.tired of living in the city i moved to rural new jersey in hunterdon county.where I finally purchased my first house.

but things changed, within a 4 year period,i lost my significant other to a car accident,lived through 9/11 and was laid off my last job.my priorities changed and what is important shifted.you only live once.so i put the pieces back together,got a new job in new jersey and met someone new out of the blue.then after a trip to the kentuck festival of arts in alabama,i realized i needed to start drawing and painting againand try to fullfill my dream as a full time artist.

my art

when describing my artyou can call it primitive narrative, childlike, colorful,self-revealing, erotic, funny, strange and lots of eyes.my inspirations come from many places –people I see and work with, dreams,plants at the nursery, news items,guests on the jerry springer show and nature.I try to draw/paint a self-portrait every day tokeep up the discipline and grow in what I do.artists that have influenced me over the years arejean michael basquait, aubrey beardsley,peter max, toulouse-lautrec,gustav klimt and the illustrator alan cober.

shows

washington university/saint louis, mo

gallery petite/high bridge, new jersey2007

just be free/newark art supply newark, nj/june 2008

bloomsbury nj art festival, bloomsbury, njseptember 2008

wdydwyd? juried art exhibit/burning manblack rock city, nevada/august 2008

speak up speak out/new hope arts centernew hope, pa/october 2008

spirograph people/made gallerynew orleans. la/ongoing 2008-2009

group show/straube art centerpennington, nj/nov-dec 2008

group show/postcards from the edge/benefit for visual aidsnew york city, ny/january 9-19, 2009

it’s fierce/eclectix galleryel cerrito, ca/jan 16 - feb 22, 2009

group show/the dirty show 10detroit, mi/february 5-14, 2009

members show/artsbridgestockton, nj/february 7-22, 2009

group show/art clash/fun-a-dayPhiladelphia, pa/february 14, 2009

group show/naughti gras/the saint louis erotic showsaint louis, mo/koken art factory/february 14, 2009

featured artist/soulard art market and contemporary gallerysaint louis, mo/february 14-15, 2009

solo show/sunflowers/balance galleryphiladelphia, pa/june 2009

group show/straube art centerpennington, nj/may-june 2009