“Self-Portrait in Door Mirror” is a piece about understanding and reconciling the disparities between my own gender expression and identity. The pink skirt the subject is wearing in the painting is a powerful symbol–pink–generally a color symbolizing Barbie princesses and being “girly.” This is something I was ashamed to admit any preference for a long time. I hope that my work inspires individuals to be, if nothing else, honest to themselves and others about who they are.
