"After Getting Your Heart Ripped Out" Acrylic Painting (42"x56")

*This 42" x 56" acrylic painting was awarded the First Place award in the Emerging Artist Program by the VSA and The Kennedy Center. As a result, I was awarded a significant artist grant from The Kennedy Center and Volkswagen. This painting was exhibited throughout the country as a part of a travelling exhibit* With a background education in Neuroscience, anatomy, science, and medicine continue to inspire my artwork. My paintings merge science with art by re-presenting anatomy through stylized forms and hyper-saturated colors. These bright, clean paintings subvert traditional expectations of anatomical diagrams. The technical aspects and process of creating these flat, hard-edge paintings is just as important as the content of my work. I want my paintings to appear almost-digitally created even though they are done entirely by hand without the aid of tape or stencils. Color is also such a guiding force in my work, and this painting is no exception. The striking opaque colors are achieved through several coats of paint - because of this and my meticulous nature, my paintings take quite a long time. All paintings are little pieces of me. I am so passionate about what I do, and every piece shows this. Thank you for supporting my humble little dream and buying original art!