Hi friends, I hope you all have been well. I just wanted to share a little update on a painting that ive been working on for the last few months. Once I had finished my chemo treatments in late September of last year I had the strong urge to create a painting in response to my entire cancer experience. I wanted it to be a self-portrait that expressed the expanse of emotions that i felt during the entire process, hopelessness, fear, paint, loneliness, optimism, hope ect.

It honestly felt really good to sort of take back some agency over myself and the experience by painting about it. I took many many photo references in my closed with a light taped to my chest for an intense and dramatic light source. I wanted the light to be right where the cancer started which was the middle of my sternum.

There will be much more symbolism in this painting to explain once it is done. But for now I wanted to give you an update since I havent posted in a bit. Let me know what you think so far :)