24 x 48in, acrylic on canvas
This piece captures a fluid, dripping movement with black clouds bleeding down over a vibrant wash of mermaid-toned color. At its center stands a bare, aqua-blue female figure, calm and self-assured, her eyes shielded behind dark shades, a joint resting at her lips. The collision of bold color and unorthodox imagery becomes a statement of feminine liberation, imposing as a refusal to conform to the rigid expectations traditional society has long placed on women. Rather, she commands for those to embrace her feminine essence as she alone defines it.