i speak american (️ yourself 1) Painting

i speak american is a series of mixed media gouache paintings that invite the viewer to take a more in depth look at topics that affect the working class. check yourself 1 is 6x6” on artist panel framed to 7x7” in a black wooden floater style frame. hardware included on the surface, this painting in the series covers the layered work of both the street artist and the DPW collaborating on the topic of censorship in seesaw fashion specific to my own experience- the words i use in the underlying layers of paint are taken directly from personal stories and how those words create positive or negative, or both, experiences in the work.