HELLO BEAUTIFUL

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Matriarch

2020

oil on canvas

32 x 48 inches

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Hello Beautiful

2021

oil on canvas

72 x 72 inches

My mirrored existence

I close my eyes

I listen to my in-depth conversation with me

Hello, beautiful!

I hold still

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Dreaming Of A World

2021

oil on canvas

72 x 36 inches

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Crossroads

2019

mixed media on canvas

60 x 48 inches

It is not the sound of my breathing in the quiet hours,

Nor the picturesque shadows in the clouds I see

I retract.

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Lament I

2021

mixed media on paper

30 x 22 inches

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Lament II

2019

oil on wood

28 x 8 x 10 inches

It is the yearning and desire to be chosen

The constant reminder of the harsh consonants that diluted the words spoken

The memory still erupts unconsciously in these moments of surrender,

I retract.

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Armor

2019

pen and ink on paper

40 1/4 x 26 1/4 inches

 It takes a moment to transform into me

It devalues my competence

It untangles my every positive thought

Another imaginary world dreamt

Another seven days peering into the looking glass

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Within Me I

2019

watercolor, pen and ink on paper

30 x 22 inches

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Within Me II

2019

watercolor, pen and ink on paper

30 x 22 inches

Hello, beautiful!

I retract