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, textured with oil stick marks that feel more drawn than painted—like thoughts scribbled into the body.

They reflect how we process life and struggle—differently, deeply, and sometimes side by side.

These works live in the space between two people processing the same world in different ways. One holds it in. One leans into it. Maybe you’ve done both.