Inherently, we are interested in observing others as a way of understanding ourselves. My work is inspired by this curiosity and allows the viewer to participate. Each work is an individualistic narrative which explores personage through self-presentation, facial expressions, and gesture. They often inspect the under-revered, and appreciate the subject’s presence and dignity, giving pause to honor the person.

The aesthetic is assertive and the color is divorced from naturalism. Skin color is therefore eliminated which for me this is metaphorical for the hope that society aspires to, and achieves equality among races and other kinds of human differences. The work honors humanity's entirety

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