French Dip
My work combines photography, painting and a bit of collage. I build the foundation for each piece with prints of my photography. I cut out the parts I want to use and layer them onto the front and sides of a panel, before painting over the entire image and any exposed surfaces. Painting allows me to distill the image to what feels essential, change what doesn’t make sense, while also pushing and pulling to create depth in the flatness, light in the shadows and shine in the reflections. My process echoes the way we each edit and reconstruct our memories, in an attempt to unearth and create meaning in our experiences.
This particular piece began with a photo I took while traveling with my family in Provence during a heatwave in 2019. It was my first time in France and I had a long list of things I wanted to see and do, but the absurdly high temps often forced us to slow down, stay put and appreciate what was right in front of us.
