Rumination

oil, 72" x 36" x 1", 2023

After the end of a relationship, before acceptance of your place in the events that led to the end, the feeling of things that can no longer be said feel stifling and airless, like being underwater. The dominant face stands in judgement of the self that would judge others

I want to impart a certain amount of movement to my art, like reverberation, mimicking how my body experiences feeling. Being autistic, I tend to be rational first and examine emotions closely, like a study. I replicate these on the canvas. Color, for me, represents honesty- bright, disarming, sometimes dizzying, and confrontational.

The ultimate goal of my work is to translate a sort of palpable intensity into something tangible, and to do so without judgement.

I'm a figurative expressionist that loves surrealism. My work seeks to open conversation about hard to describe emotions- things that are difficult to sit with but must be expressed. I have a background in visual game design with an Associates Degree in studio art.