Belts

Acrylic and graphite on canvas

The Belt Series exploring the feelings and symptoms of anxiety on the human body. These paintings use acrylic paint and graphite with exaggerated brush strokes. These works are a personification of what anxiety feels like. The constriction in the chest that tightens your muscles and steals your breath. These paintings are loose and gestural to enhance that motion, the movement of the brushwork embodies the real movement in the act. We’ve all felt anxiety. What does it feel like for you? When are you anxious? What has made you anxious in the past? These pieces work together to explore this emotion, illustrating a symptom on the canvas.