30 × 40
What’s the Story?
I seriously considered burning this painting—as part of some release ritual—because, at one point, I wanted nothing to do with it. But in the end, I chose to keep it… and now, I’ve decided to sell the original. It’s actually one of my very first large-scale pieces, and I’m proud of the work itself.
The subject matter, though? Not my best decision. But it taught me a lesson I’ve fully owned.
I titled it “Projection” because that’s exactly what it was—a projection of my own ideals onto someone else, instead of accepting them for who they were. I had this image in my head of the kind of man I could build with, and I did everything I could to persuade… even manipulate… him into fitting that mold. Despite every sign showing me he wasn’t.
The painting is of a former partner. I snapped a photo of him while he was sleeping and later turned it into this piece. It’s kind of ironic—he was in his dream world, and I was in mine.
Sometimes, we want something so badly, we ignore the reality that’s been in front of us all along.
30 × 40
What’s the Story?
I seriously considered burning this painting—as part of some release ritual—because, at one point, I wanted nothing to do with it. But in the end, I chose to keep it… and now, I’ve decided to sell the original. It’s actually one of my very first large-scale pieces, and I’m proud of the work itself.
The subject matter, though? Not my best decision. But it taught me a lesson I’ve fully owned.
I titled it “Projection” because that’s exactly what it was—a projection of my own ideals onto someone else, instead of accepting them for who they were. I had this image in my head of the kind of man I could build with, and I did everything I could to persuade… even manipulate… him into fitting that mold. Despite every sign showing me he wasn’t.
The painting is of a former partner. I snapped a photo of him while he was sleeping and later turned it into this piece. It’s kind of ironic—he was in his dream world, and I was in mine.
Sometimes, we want something so badly, we ignore the reality that’s been in front of us all along.
