Lifeline: Expressions of Intimacy Through Paint

Lifeline: Expressions of Intimacy Through Paint is a body of paintings that seeks
to bridge physical distance by sensually applying layers of oil paint to recreate the
physicality of my husband. I allow the viewer to enter into a private exchange by the use
of intimately charged spaces, like the bed, which demonstrates how paint can be a
conduit for touch in absentia. By intensely remembering my partner in these works, I
reconstitute my knowing him through paint and seek to move beyond mere representation
to know and express him better. Therefore, these paintings not only bridge the physical
distance between my body and his, but search for meaningful expressions of my internal
conversations as I make visual discoveries that expand my understanding of him.