My work examines autobiographical depression and emotional reactions inherent to these states of consciousness. Studying the figure in psychologically conflicted states translated into physical form through body language is expressed through visual metaphors of shadows and distortions, with the under painting enhancing a sense of distress. Themes consider treatments and surrounding perceptions of stigma associated with mental illness, including prescription medication and electroshock therapy. Bringing ideas of human emotion into physical, cohesive visual representation through paint is the aim of the work.
