Control

Oil on Canvas (48”x36”) 2021

A college project prompted to capture how we felt during Covid. I wanted to display the issues I had with feeling like I lacked control in all areas of my life. Everything was being decided by outside factors, pulling my emotions in different directions every day. Clawing at the fabric of my very existence, playing with the habits I formed and how I treated my mind and body. I nearly dropped out of college and enlisted because I yearned for structure and change so badly. In hindsight, I’m really happy I saw it through because the following year was when I truly fell in love with painting and had a newfound respect for art, and myself as an artist.