ARTIST STATEMENT:

I explore the challenge of processing my emotions through my artwork. This being my driving force, it becomes a deep, spiritual, and therapeutic experience for me. The imagery portrayed through my paintings comes to me in times of emotional reflection. My goal is to connect to an audience who may feel and experience things as deeply as I do. My hope is that they will be able to see a part of themselves within my work and find comfort. To foster that connection I keep the figures in my paintings as a representation of energy and anatomy, not a specific person. I use a spiral to convey where the emotion is felt at its highest frequency within my own body. The vivid color palette that I have chosen embodies the intensity but also the beauty in feeling deeply. My preferred medium is acrylic paint because of its quick drying time allowing me to add multiple layers within a session. I continue to add depth and precision through acrylic markers and pens. 

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“Abnormal Anatomy”

30 x 40

Acrylic on Canvas

In Abnormal Anatomy, I created a visual of what it feels like to experience life with ADHD. I wanted to make visible the electric,” interest-based” nervous system of those with ADHD as opposed to an “importance-based” nervous system which “normal” people possess. 

At the center is the heart, the symbolic place from which our passions originate. Like a normal  heart, it has veins spreading throughout the body. However, instead of blood,  the veins carry ideas that pulse throughout, appearing as orbs of energy, imagery reminiscent of overactive neurons firing in the brain.

While these orbs light up the entire body with excitement, they can cause an overwhelming spiral into anxiety. This is represented by the spiral emitting from this explosion of energy, along with lightning strikes. Lightning resembles the veins as they change form into outward energy. These feelings can go from “I have this vision” to feeling like “‘my head might explode”. The spiral embodies the moment of tipping from creative euphoria into chaos. 

The colors are deliberately vivid, representing how this body and mind function in a way that is not flawed, only different. What looks like a disorder from the outside, is from the inside, a struggle and a gift.This painting is an invitation for others who know these feelings to recognize themselves and see the beauty in their “Abnormal Anatomy.” For those who don’t, the painting offers an opportunity to find curiosity and compassion into another way of functioning. This painting aims to convey an honest experience, reframing what society has deemed as a disorder.

2026

“Little One”

Growing Pains – A Series

12 x 16

Acrylic on Canvas

“Little One” is a representation of me learning how to heal my inner child and processing “traumas”. That current time of my life has opened that door and brought it to my attention. It depicts me holding my younger self giving her comfort. The spiral represents the anxiety and sensitivity I’ve always felt. The younger self has a smaller spiral as life just hasn’t been as long yet. The older self has a bigger spiral and is carrying those feelings from childhood on a larger scale but is processing them giving hope to the younger me.

2024

“Losing My Spark”

Growing Pains – A Series

12 x 16

Acrylic on Canvas

The figure in this painting is floating in darkness with a pose ready to surrender. The spiral appears again as a feeling of turmoil and hopelessness overcomes the mind. Bright “sparks” begin to fall from the figure, symbolizing the loss of joy. “Loosing My Spark” addresses the dark period I was in when the mundanity of adulthood, and my internal unresolved issues came to the surface.

2024

“Self Portrait”

24 x 24

Acrylic on Canvas

This is a self portrait and was one of my first large paintings. I studied a photo of myself and how different shadows wrapped around my features. I explored different ways of shading and expression through color in this painting. This included mixing my own colors and really exploring color theory. As I began to interpret my own artwork, I saw the colors as representing an array of emotions I feel as a sensitive person.

2018