Art Speaks

This body of work takes painted self-portraiture and photography and brings them together. Self-portrait photographs printed on tissue-thin paper are layered into the painted form. They are bringing a sense of aging skin and humanness to an otherwise two-dimensional surface.

With specific attention to cropped features, this work speaks to staying quiet yet conveying feeling through a look or a gaze. As this body continues toward my MFA thesis, written words and a statement will come. Stay tuned….