About Me

My favorite medium, oil pastel, which I mainly use, has the reputation of being very messy and quite unwieldy.  The brand that gives me the blended effect that I strive for in my art is Mungyo soft oil pastels. What I want to show in my art is the idea of gender expression. I chose this theme because it was prevalent in my formative years and something I felt a lot of people can relate to. When I was younger, I got teased for the way I dressed. Everyone around me saw it as too boyish and some even found that to be an issue. People always ridiculed me for the way I presented myself, and whenever they did this I felt like there was something truly wrong with me. I am at the point where people’s unwarranted comments and insult about my appearance do not bother me. I want to show that boys can wear feminine clothes and girl can wear masculine clothes without being judged for who they truly want to be. People should be able to express who they want to be and should not care what people think. Individuality is beautiful, and people should embrace it. People should not feel the need to assimilate to what other people want them to be. 

*After graduation I plan on going to Clayton State for 2 years and transferring to Georgia State to get a B.F.A. I want to get a Bachelors in Fine Arts with a concentration in drawing.