As a female artist, I’ve always been fascinated by women and the ways they use their physical beings to express themselves. Through facial expression, dress (or lack thereof) and posture, I show unconventional ladies’ vulnerabilities, pride, sadness, charm, and brevity. I create images of these ladies to assert my opinion that what is true and beautiful in a woman has nothing to do with the ridiculous standards of beauty, achievement, and state of being that American women are often times measured up against. In my self-portrait I’ve drawn myself in an unapologetically sexual nature to show that, despite insecurities and pain, I refuse to be anyone but myself. I know it’s impossible for me to be the perfect young American lady, and I have no desire to be her.