Toxic Earth Painting

As a young girl, I developed an early taste for painting by admiring the works of my landlord’s son. With his studio located in the top room and the staircases of our home perpetually littered with canvases and papers, it was hard not to be intrigued. I took my first steps into the world of creating by making quick portraits in pencil of friends and family. And it was love at first sketch. Fast-forward to the present day, and those sketches have grown into mixed-media paintings that take a closer look at the world we live in and the relationships we have with one another. More recently, my works have focused on the important and often overlooked role that women play in society. My pieces tend to favor the use of rich color and the alternating play between soft and hard lines to depict movement and a wealth of emotion. Although my medium of choice has always been acrylic on canvas, I have started to incorporate other materials such as handmade paper for texture. I have also been experimenting with encaustic painting and hope to bring that in as an additional element to my pieces. Moving forward, I hope to build upon my existing body of work and incorporate more elements, emotions, and materials from the real world into my artwork.