You Know Me Better Than I Know Myself
Removed But Still There, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
Fairy Tales End At Midnight, Graphite on paper, 38 x 50 inches
It's All Over Your Face, Graphite on paper, 38 x 50 inches
Studio, Madison, WI, 2010
Crowd Pleaser (Self Portrait with Mustache), Graphite on paper, 38 x 50 inches
I Love Red Lipstick, Even in Black and White, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
Still Silent (The It Girl), Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
The Weasel, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
The Gladiator, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
This Is What You Wanted (Self Portrait with Onions), Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
2009-2010
"You Know Me Better Than I Know Myself" explores the repressed darkness and sexuality inside all of us. I employ props, costumes and theatrics in order to provoke the dormant aspects of my identity.
These drawings are inspired by emotionally charged memory flashes that have altered my outlook on relationships. The drawing process first serves as a cathartic experience, allowing me to reevaluate the effects of these events. Soon thereafter, the rehashing merely exaggerates emotions. Reality is increasingly skewed by imagination; fiction becomes truth.