Art Work
The creative arts have always been a safe space for me, where I can express myself and be my authentic self. It allows me to tell a story without having to speak; it’s a form of meditation. My earliest memories were painting with my grandmother in her art studio.
As my health deteriorated, I focused my energy on art and writing. With time, I realized that I could turn the pain I’m feeling into beautiful art. Art helps me cope with life challenges, and allows me to communicate my emotions that I’m feeling. Below are examples of this.
I could turn my pain into
something powerful and beautiful.”
—An Untethered Truth
The Beauty of Boston
The piece is the Boston skyline. There’s a yellow kayak that overlooks the city.
Strength and Resiliency
The background is abstract, using different blues and grays. There’s an elephant that shows half of it’s face. The elephant has different grays to define its face. The primary medium is acrylics.
Capitola Pier in California
A landscape in California, overlooking the water. In the distance you can see a pier. There’s a sunset, where the sky is blue, and yellows.
The Joy of Nature
A pink lotus flower, with different yellows, and greens in it. A blue and purple dragonfly is resting in the middle of the flower.
Burn Out
A man who is slumped over, with a black brief case in his right hand. He has a wind up on his back, as if he was a wind up toy. The man is monochromatic in black and gray tones. The background is a wash of different blues, and grays. The primary medium is acrylics.
A New Beginning
A butterfly resting on a flower. The butterfly has different tones of yellows. The wings are black and grey, with white spots. The flower is open, and has different shades of yellow, orange, red, and magenta. The background is a wash of different shades of green.
It’s Not Always Black and White
A circular wood burning of a zebra. The zebra is painted with black and white acrylics, while the background is stained to emphasize the wood.
A Day at Sea
A watercolor piece of a sailboat drifting in the sea.
You’re Not Alone
An acrylic painting, using monochromatic colors of black and grays. There’s a woman sitting on the couch with her head down. There’s a blanket on the couch that has anchors on it. Her dog is by her side, and has his head in her arms.
Mourning Dove
A mourning dove sitting on a log. The coloring of the dove is various browns, grays, and black. The setting is a winter day. There’s snow on the log that the dove is sitting on. The background is a mixture of grays and whites.
Transform and Rise
There’s a butterfly sitting on a flower. The colors of the butterfly are different shades of oranges with black and white. The center of the flower is different shades of brown, grey and white. The petals are various shades of yellows. The background is abstract and textured. The colors vary of different shades of yellow, green. brown, and white.
—An Untethered Truth