36” x 48”, oil on canvas, 2023
Painting (and video art) are the perfect mediums for me to simultaneously engage and express my femininity and masculinity. I believe each person is their own biome, each like a little planet complete with energy fields, polarities, weather systems, fullness and emptiness.
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36” x 30”, oil, acrylic, pumice, and polymer emulsion on canvas, 2022
The texture and scraping away of paint to reveal hints of color beneath make this painting more than a black and white depiction. A wall is never black and white even if the initial impression is so. The painting was completed as a reaction to the war in Ukraine, as well as socio-political forces, including those in the art world, related to walls and allowing entry or denying access.
30” x 24”, oil on canvas, 2022
The majority of communication between people is nonverbal, and the energy radiating around a person can be felt. That energy, however, can be lost through a camera lens or through an artist's literal, hyperrealistic translation. This painting, along with other paintings in the series, is a reaction to energy, embracing it, and allowing it to become the painting.
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30” x 24”, oil on canvas, 2022
30” x 24”, oil on canvas, 2022
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