“Inbetween”
In this two-part diptych self-portrait, I stand between two places. On the left, part of me stands in a room of my childhood home, and on the right, a larger part of me is in an unknown but brighter place. This symbolizes the raw transitional period in moving between places, physically and metaphorically.
I began painting this shortly after graduating from college and moving into my first apartment. I was really excited about living in a new space, but I was also homesick. Despite moving on to bigger and better things, it felt like I was leaving a part of myself behind. This painting expresses the duality of beginning a new chapter: the excitement and possibility of what is to come, but also the grief of abandoning the life you have.
oil on canvas
two-part diptych
(36 x 48 in.) and (30 x 48) in.)
2025
“Inbetween”
In this two-part diptych self-portrait, I stand between two places. On the left, part of me stands in a room of my childhood home, and on the right, a larger part of me is in an unknown but brighter place. This symbolizes the raw transitional period in moving between places, physically and metaphorically.
I began painting this shortly after graduating from college and moving into my first apartment. I was really excited about living in a new space, but I was also homesick. Despite moving on to bigger and better things, it felt like I was leaving a part of myself behind. This painting expresses the duality of beginning a new chapter: the excitement and possibility of what is to come, but also the grief of abandoning the life you have.
oil on canvas
two-part diptych
(36 x 48 in.) and (30 x 48) in.)
2025