With this series of monoprints and oil ink, I think about the importance of exposing the complicated foundation of my thoughts. This series provides snapshots of what cranks the wheels in my mind.
"Hopeful," a straightforward title, shows my optimism, a thick drop purple amid the greys. "Dreamer" is what I am and imagination is savior. And I can be totally cynic. "Cynicism" is what I feel when I realize that certain ideals and intentions will never happen. "Isolated" is my way of escaping this back and forth, drifting off into another world. I imagine realities that don’t exactly exist... yet. Sometimes I live within those realities. "Hypocrite" reflects my complicated, contradicting nature. Being a hypocrite is what happens when my many selves, many desires, clash.
Each of these aspects adds layers to the foundation on which my arguments, my work, and my ideas sit.
!["Hopeful" 8x12in Monoprint](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e5f2404e-8517-4cc2-b689-c85f16acb9cc/bf8d522d-f84d-4f0e-b5fb-fb901b9a21c4_rw_1920.jpg?h=5406949aa8040819a982062c0f9b40db)
"Hopeful" 8x12in Monoprint
!["Dreamer" 8x12in monoprint](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e5f2404e-8517-4cc2-b689-c85f16acb9cc/8af7bae9-8fc2-4070-9256-9fd53347e65e_rw_1920.jpg?h=f9b872eb9406eebd79a4bf8e90bd0bf4)
"Dreamer" 8x12in monoprint
!["Cynicism" 8x12in monoprint](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e5f2404e-8517-4cc2-b689-c85f16acb9cc/551751bb-0454-4119-8881-0b2bed24489b_rw_1920.jpg?h=5fb2c717c1c49813e98d666b14bb871a)
"Cynicism" 8x12in monoprint
!["Isolated" 8x12](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e5f2404e-8517-4cc2-b689-c85f16acb9cc/0753a7e6-e76d-4352-a6bd-ba397358b69e_rw_1200.jpg?h=793d14b397202b4bbde79e19cb4a7af5)
"Isolated" 8x12
!["Hypocrite" 8x12in](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e5f2404e-8517-4cc2-b689-c85f16acb9cc/d2ba0004-abcd-4969-b686-49e3b720eaac_rw_1920.jpg?h=03d1e6a7610e6a01f3a3cb3c49f6db1a)