Orangey, pink nude figure with a red bucket hat laying in a landscape of grass. The marks surrounding the figure are energetic and sporadic. The white ground of the canvas is peeking through. + Enlarge
I'll Lie Here For Now and Daydream 2022 Oil Paint and Oil Stick on Canvas 30 in x 40 in
Muddy green and purple fills the background. On the bottom right corner there is a figure wearing a red tube top and a bucket hat glancing up toward the top center of the canvas. There, is a pair of legs with converse on the figures feet standing on a tab + Enlarge
In Between Being At The Top and Being At The Bottom 2022 Oil Paint and Oil Stick on Canvas 36 in x 36 in
Statement

My paintings tell a story, externalizing a self reflection, as the marks dance across the surface.

My marks don’t always dance smoothly. Sometimes they stumble onto one another like feet stepping on feet, colliding into one. An awkward dance happens before your eyes. A stack of paint is formed and smudged onto the surface.

Every mark reminds me of myself in different moments. Some emphasize a confidence I wish I had all of the time. Others drip down, no longer capable of staying in place; gravity teases them, forcing them to change. Form and line merge, integrating muddy, confident, and drippy strokes that find a home within the space.

My paintings are a visualization of myself. No longer standing in my own way.

No longer resisting change.

They are a way to see myself in the world.

I am a human, who feels things, who longs and dreams. I am a body. I’m a woman who plants her feet on the ground, determined to transform and discover more. I have a mind that overthinks, and an imagination that allows my youth to take charge.

This self expression frees me.

You see a world that I create, a space where not everything makes sense all of the time. Life doesn’t make sense all of the time.

I paint to learn myself, to understand my mind and the world around me. I explore placement and perspective because there’s so much to see in different ways. I befriend color, it’s my invitation to express the feelings I can’t put into words. I’m a straight out of the tube kind of gal if I feel like it. I’ve learned I can paint on anything.

I stare at the blank space in front of me and free fall inward.

I release the turmoil within me until I’ve made something that represents me.

Painting (BFA) Students