Artist's Statement

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"In the past few years of studying Visual Arts I feel I have finally found a voice with my art, but I do not feel ready to use that voice to tell my own story yet, and so I lend my voice to those that don’t have one. Through painting, I explore the relationships between the rich colour harmonies and surface textures of oil paints. I enjoy experimenting with different painting techniques to arrive at different and satisfying results. With my subject I look to raise awareness for the animals that often get forgotten or ignored. Although I have many opinions on animal agriculture My art is not an excuse to push my own personal beliefs onto the audience. I am only hoping to raise questions on how that milk got from a pregnant cow to your morning coffee without any mention of the calf for whom it was meant to nourish. The calves are always there as a direct result of a pregnant cow, and it should be discussed directly. Rather than stepping on eggs shells around the subject and thinking about what it might be, I want the viewer to look directly into the subjects eyes, connecting or dismissing."