Sam, 2020

Year: 2020
Size: 101.6×76.2cm
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

As an artist exploring what it means to be human, opportunities to connect deeply with someone elevates my work beyond the two dimensional surface in the pursuit of the raw, and uncensored self. It is this self, standing before us in its honesty, that speaks to the viewer and reflects something back that is relatable and true.‘Sam, 2020’ captures the soulful interaction between my partner and I as we share, love and learn from our human fallibility. The subject (Sam) is gazing out at the artist in a tender moment of conversation and the artist responds by capturing the vulnerability of this moment in the softness of his eyes.