[1] Her work has drawn comparisons to that of the Dutch Masters,[3] as well as to certain subgenres of the lowbrow art movement.

They consisted of paintings of rotting fruit, a subject she'd been working on for several years, which are a comment on the human body, aging, and death.

[5] In December 2016 she was awarded a $5000 grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, which she intended to use to support four months of research into underpainting.

[6] Currently Bess helps to organize the Phoenix branch of Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School, and writes/illustrates a comic book titled, "Fighting Death Through Reanimation".

[8][5] She is also an expert in rearing urban chickens[9] and has published a handbook on the subject, "Fowl Play".