Artist Bio

Personal and shared experience is what truly drives me to create. My creative interests have always been drawn to portraiture. Through my exploration of portraiture over time, portraying emotion through expression, color, and composition within portraiture have become my staple. 

My primary mediums are drawing and painting. Specifically, I have always created realistic forms and rarely have strayed far from this. I enjoy interpreting what is real, and while doing so, creating compositions that display emotions derived from experiences of personal endeavors throughout my life or the shared experiences of others. I find that portraiture is the best form of capturing emotion because of the identifiable expressions one can make. The most important part of this process is taking my own photographs for reference and positioning either myself or another person in ways that I feel best fit the experience that I am either re-living or interpreting. 

My more recent works have been more inclusive of using interviewing as a tool in my creative process. Other perspectives and viewpoints on a topic have strengthened my understanding and have allowed me to create pieces that I would not be capable of creating on my own. Specifically in my recent interest in mental health and body image, I want my work to be relatable to the viewer, and by collecting other viewpoints it allows me to further show the viewer they are not alone in their endeavors.