Female Study 1 (original)
Media: charcoal on pastel paper
Size: 9×12 inches with matting: 11×14 inches
I work primarily with charcoal, chalk pastels, pen, and ink—mediums that let me explore contrast, texture, and emotion. The female figure is at the heart of my process. I observe, examine, and often lose myself in the emotions she embodies—both as a be-ing and as a (safe) environment.
I’m drawn to the tension between fear and desire, where women navigate power, vulnerability, sensuality, and their relationships with one another. In many ways, they are all me—bits and pieces of us all. My work shifts between realism and abstraction, capturing the body’s silent language: the way arms hang, breasts fold, a back twists. These small gestures hold entire histories, and that’s what I seek to explore.
Media: charcoal on pastel paper
Size: 9×12 inches with matting: 11×14 inches
I work primarily with charcoal, chalk pastels, pen, and ink—mediums that let me explore contrast, texture, and emotion. The female figure is at the heart of my process. I observe, examine, and often lose myself in the emotions she embodies—both as a be-ing and as a (safe) environment.
I’m drawn to the tension between fear and desire, where women navigate power, vulnerability, sensuality, and their relationships with one another. In many ways, they are all me—bits and pieces of us all. My work shifts between realism and abstraction, capturing the body’s silent language: the way arms hang, breasts fold, a back twists. These small gestures hold entire histories, and that’s what I seek to explore.
Media: charcoal on pastel paper
Size: 9×12 inches with matting: 11×14 inches
I work primarily with charcoal, chalk pastels, pen, and ink—mediums that let me explore contrast, texture, and emotion. The female figure is at the heart of my process. I observe, examine, and often lose myself in the emotions she embodies—both as a be-ing and as a (safe) environment.
I’m drawn to the tension between fear and desire, where women navigate power, vulnerability, sensuality, and their relationships with one another. In many ways, they are all me—bits and pieces of us all. My work shifts between realism and abstraction, capturing the body’s silent language: the way arms hang, breasts fold, a back twists. These small gestures hold entire histories, and that’s what I seek to explore.
