These encaustic paintings examine a color’s physical energy and aura. I’m interested in understanding colors as memes, and playing with that very primordial connection we have to individual colors. The Beeswax medium has a molten translucency to suspend pigments, memories, cultural and social influences.
 The Brown Series  Yellow Series Color Studies
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Paintings in the series ‘Conversations with my dad’ revolve around grieving the loss of my father. The paintings mark his passage towards death, the Hindu rituals that follow, and then my own questions about the void felt. They explore how we accept/reject the mourning and sorrow of others in our post pandemic and politically polarized culture. The canvases became posthumous conversations with my dad about our shared and separate histories and secrets. The series has formed an intimate journal of my exploration and questions of the values that define me.
Started during a residency at the Harlem Artists Residency and Community Arts Project, May, 2023
