My work explores themes of surrealism, Black femininity, beauty, and escapism. Painting portraits of Black people has always been to create a space for Black figures to exist in a soft, complex light with additional storytelling and mythmaking that are only applicable to our Black experience. I portray my figures in fantastical moments and sublime environments that translate into real world social issues, surrounding feelings of alienation. I take inspiration from the natural world and parallel the Black femme experience with survival stories about being lost in the woods. I found it best to represent Black womanhood as a way of being lost in the wilderness exploring the connection between human nature and a sense of identity. With the use of a saturated color pallet, I create a dreamlike and animated world for the naked eye for the viewer to imagine a world filled with whimsy for Black people.