Fairy Tales End At Midnight, Graphite, 38 x 50 inches
It's All Over Your Face, Graphite, 38 x 50 inches
Removed But Still There, Graphite, 50 x 38 inches
Studio, Madison, WI, 2010
Crowd Pleaser (Self Portrait with Mustache), Graphite, 38 x 50
I Love Red Lipstick, Even in Black and White, Graphite, 50 x 38
Still Silent (The It Girl), Graphite, 50 x 38
The Weasel, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches
The Gladiator, Graphite, 50 x 38 inches
This Is What You Wanted (Self Portrait with Onions), Graphite, 50 x 38 inches
YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN I KNOW MYSELF
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.