Self-Portrait

My art is inspired by memory and identity, in that it seeks to preserve scenes from my past to keep them for the future. Because memories become blurred and dream-like over time, I reference surrealism in many of my paintings, and I like to juxtapose what’s more clear or real, and what’s “fake” or simply undefinable. Many of my paintings are self-portraits, although I love painting faces in general and think they’re the most important part of a piece, because they’re its source of life. Through self-portraiture, I’ve been able to document my growing and changing outward as well as inward identity.