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Pollinated
When I created Pollinated the main underlying goal was to paint something that felt like happiness that was familiar. This was my first oil portrait of this kind. To this day I love having these prints around because they really do bring me joy. The use of yellow and purple in combination with each other was intentional, as I wanted the painting to be vibrant.
A lot of my work includes some sort of symbolism, and this piece is no different.The Echinacea flower is known for its healing properties, that, accompanied with free-flowing purple hair was done to illustrate
“Freedom of thought breeds strength.” And it’s own kind of beauty…
Specifications :
2023
Oil on Canvas
24in x 30in
Edition Size : 10
Limited Print
$500
This piece is about the importance of your environment when it comes to growth and success. The main character is a wilting Daisy. Deprived of sunlight and lacking hydration, slowly dying. The piece is meant to illustrate that without the proper resources, support, love, etc growth can become a struggle. We slowly start to lose our petals. A gray scale flower is placed in the foreground to represent the lack of life and vibrancy we adopt once we finally give into this type of environment. Everything is dark, and gray except the Daisy because she still has hope, though it is slowly fading. There are two Aleve pills inside an intentionally positioned hand. Aleve, taken mostly to reduce pain, illustrates the natural desire to turn to sex and drugs to “reduce our pain” when we feel like we are “falling apart.”
It IS difficult to grow here, but not impossible…
Specifications :
2021
Collage
16in x 20in
$100
Difficult to Grow Here
First Bloom
I wrote this reflection to describe my inspiration for this piece; To my first born and my first bloom, you are and will continue to mold me into a better being. We become further rooted as time goes on and although it’s been a year and a half, you have been with me for a lifetime. In October, I wrote “Many things before this moment have felt unreasonably difficult for the simple fact that I am not a direct reflection of my father nor my mother. Having my first daughter brought me home.” And so you have. I feel my best with you, but I have also shown you parts of me that are worse. Yet each morning you still greet me with love and enthusiasm. It is this love that reminds me I am enough. I can make mistakes, but I am still worthy of grace. I pray that no matter where you are planted we can spend many seasons blooming alongside each other. I pray that even when we are distant you know your roots. I pray that all the seeds you spread and shed bring light to the world. There is nothing like the first. There is nothing like YOU.
Oil on Canvas
12in x 16in
$550
