Censored in case you’re reading at work…contains vintage nudity. Click the above image for full painting.

This is my piece for the Launchpad Gallery’s Third Annual “Love” Show, which opens this Friday. If you’ve clicked on the image above, you’ll know I’ve chosen “self love” as my theme. It’s gouache and photocopy transfer on a wooden panel. I think working on this painting helped me turn a corner in my work. I’ve been fighting with myself creatively lately. I feel like I’m into so many different creative venues: illustration, comics, gallery shows, art school assignments, printmaking, etc, but that I sort of have a different style and approach for each one; it’s left me feeling very conflicted, which has led me to be far less productive than I’d like to be. Experimentation is great, but I feel I’m at a point where I really need my work to feel and appear more cohesive. This has been germinating for a while now, and I’ve made some advances towards my goal, but this painting has taken me a lot closer to where I feel I want to be than anything else I’ve done recently. I’m also starting to feel much more comfortable using gouache, which makes me very happy. End of thinking out loud…

If anyone reading this happens to live in the Portland area, come on out to the Launchpad on First Friday and see a salon-style show with work by me and over 100 other artists! Click the postcard below for more info.

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