The definition of what constitutes “art” is an ethereal concept. For me, “art” happens when the viewer, upon gazing at the art object, is provoked on an emotional or visceral level, either positivelyor negatively. It is entirely subjective..

As a painter, I hope to provoke a reaction with my style and subject matter. My painting technique involves the gluttonous use of color, strong flowing lines, and a sense of movement. As for my choice of subject matter, I am currently inspired by strong, powerful imagery of female sexuality and/or aggression in contemporary and retro pop culture.
It’s my intention for my work to capture empowered female sexual energy; energy that is joyful, uncensored, unapologetic, or even threatening–not energy that is manipulated, victimized, or presented merely for the viewer’s own pleasure.

What inspires me as an artist, and fascinates me as a woman, is the contradictory messages women receive about their sexuality in our culture. Female sexual imagery saturates our culture, and female sexuality is often treated as commodity or currency.Yet at the same time, there exists subtle and not-so-subtle social control mechanisms to keep women from feeling too sexually empowered. I am inspired by the concept of a woman being “too”–too sexy, too predatory, too intense, too violent, too wild–but with a sense of joyous abandon, revelry, shamelessness, and strength. That is the energy I hope to capture on the canvas, each time I step in front of my easel. Superheroines, supervillainesses, babes with guns, and pin-up sex kittens.....Absolutely, there is beauty there.

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