Intrinsic Desire and All Consuming Fire

“Intrinsic Desire and All Consuming Fire” speaks to the internal spirit in which I create art. For as long as I can remember, I have been observing the world around me through the lense of drawing and painting. It’s been a way to process my thoughts and make connections, like visual map making, to make sense of my environment. There have been a few stretches of time, that if I wasn’t at least drawing, I felt mentally off or unbalanced. Not grounded. There was a feeling of not being ready to encounter the world. In this painting, I chose a flame to represent the intensity of this need to make art. The intrinsic desire smolders and burns, it’s hot. It’s based in my spirit, built into who I was created to be. Sometimes it feels like angst. It consumes me.

“Intrinsic Desire”, Oil on Canvas, Private Collection, Atlanta Ga