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Bearing

48 x 48 in. | Oil & oil stick on canvas These two paintings explore how we process emotions internally and externally, individually, and together. “Burden” is a portrait of a man seated with his hand pressed to his head, and his elbow resting on his knee. It suggests the man carries weight internally (burden). ?“Bearing” mirrors him with a woman, her hand is also pressed against her head. However, her elbow is resting on a table. This painting suggests external support (bearing the weight by relying on the table). Both figures are surrounded by layered, thick brushstrokes, tex...

Burden

48 x 48 in. | Oil & oil stick on canvas These two paintings explore how we process emotions internally and externally, individually, and together. “Burden” is a portrait of a man seated with his hand pressed to his head, and his elbow resting on his knee. It suggests the man carries weight internally (burden). ?“Bearing” mirrors him with a woman, her hand is also pressed against her head. However, her elbow is resting on a table. This painting suggests external support (bearing the weight by relying on the table). Both figures are surrounded by layered, thick brushstrokes, tex...

Sentient

There’s a girl sitting on a stool—still, aware, sentient. The background is layered: bathroom tiles, blocks of color, flowers, and fine lines carving out depth like memories overlapping. The hues—orange, salmon, blush, seafoam—aren’t just color choices. They’ve been living with me. They’re the emotional residue of long showers, quiet growth, and learning how to sit with myself....

Tempered Glass

Tempered Glass is an abstract portrait of a woman shaped by time, experience, and quiet strength. Her form is beautifully distinct, like stained glass assembled with intention. Hues of mustard and green flow across her body — cool, earthy, resilient. She carries the weight of seasons, yet stands whole. This piece is a tribute to the kind of strength that doesn’t shout — the kind that survives, rebuilds, and shines through every fracture....

Tender Vessel

Tender Vessel is an abstract portrait of a girl painted in warm, parched tones — oranges, yellows, greens, pinks, and soft periwinkle. But your eye goes straight to her chest — a rich salmon hue pulsing from the place where her heart lives. This piece is about the emotional landscape we hold inside: the memories, the feelings, the quiet truths that build up over time. Her heart is not just an organ — it’s a container. A keeper. A witness....

Prism Within

There’s a light inside all of us that the world doesn’t always see. Prism Within is an abstract reflection of that struggle — a figure illuminated with rainbow hues, vibrant and alive, yet surrounded by linear barriers. She's radiant, but she’s confined. It’s a visual metaphor for what it feels like to be trapped inside your own body — when your spirit wants to soar, but the physical form holds it back. This piece is about duality: limitation and freedom, body and soul, pain and beauty....

Kaleidoscope Summer

Kaleidoscope Summer is an abstract portrait of a young figure basking in her own light. Her body is fluid and distinct, painted in a radiant mix of pinks, oranges, and blues. She stands poolside, proud — a snapshot of youth in full bloom. This piece is a celebration of those sun-soaked days when we felt invincible. When beauty wasn’t something to be questioned, just worn effortlessly. It’s a tribute to memory, to light, and to the colors we carry from the summers we never forget....

Bearing

Burden

Sentient

Tempered Glass

Tender Vessel

Prism Within

Kaleidoscope Summer

Featured Works

Bearing

Burden

Sentient

Tempered Glass

Tender Vessel

Prism Within

Kaleidoscope Summer