Alter-Ego
Oil on Canvas
Fall 2010

1. I’m generally shy. Very reserved. Awkward. Timid. You name an adjective for any of those and you have me. So my alter-ego, the side of me that only my closest friends know and the “me” that I want everyone to know, is incredibly confident, both sexually and with herself. Working in my first exploration with oil paint, I tried to blend in a manner that would suit the feel I wanted for the painting - one that was cool and yet unsettling. By painting the figure with shorter legs and longer arms, I tried to create the feeling of looking down on the subject, as if the viewers think of themselves higher than her.