Project Overview

This body of work combines a sense of whimsy while also playing with my thoughts surrounding body image. As a fairly shy person I’ve always held conflicting feelings about the beach. On the one hand it’s freeing, the smell of the ocean, the feeling of the sand on your body, the weightlessness you feel in the water, but there’s also this crippling feeling of self consciousness. The silent judgement and uncomfortable comparison one feels half naked. This work has allowed me to come face-to-face with these feelings and questions I have about the concept of being the watched while simultaneously being the watcher. Voyeurism is a pleasure to paint.