It starts with mermaids.

The story starts with mermaids.

I painted them because they were everything I wanted to be: magical, limitless, alluring, powerful.

But it’s not so much about what subject I chose for my first paintings; it’s that I chose myself.

I chose to invest time and practice in something I cared about for the sake of my own joy, committing to finish a project I loved but had no end goal once it was complete.

I did it for the love of art, and I did it for the love of me.

That self-love has only grown with each project, and I want to bring that to you.