A request for nudes from strangers led to a beautiful cacophony of photographs of women of all shapes and sizes for my latest body positive art series… … Continue readingBeing Body Positive Is An Act of Rebellion – Voluptas
Owl Art, Luna Moths and Golden Balls in this Nocturn Painting Symbolism, luna moths and a foray into owl art make up my latest imaginative realism painting, Nocturn. Where Do You Get Your Crazy Ideas From? People often ask me where I get my ideas from. It’s the hardest question to answer, honestly. Because the answer is “the depths of my weird brain.” I tend to interpret the question as more of an enquiry into process. More of a “how do I tap into the part of my brain where the ideas live?” The answer is: it varies, honestly. Some … Continue readingNocturn – A Foray into Owl Art
The Birth of Venus, Body Positivity and the Beauty Standards of the Modern Day Impossible beauty standards have not been smashed. Now more than ever, with contouring, photo editing apps at everybody’s fingertips and affordable cosmetic surgery available in every dentist’s surgery, body positivity is a message that everyone touts while they show off their perfectly round, cellulite-free big butts… The “perfect” body of 2020s may be more curvaceous than the emaciated heroin chic of the ‘90s (I remember it well… mostly because I have never been one to shy away from food and tummies run in our family), but … Continue readingVenus – Body Positivity Art