Each painting in this collection captures the unique, authentic beauty of life.

We are often told that we shine the brightest in our youth—"Oh, to be young and beautiful."

But what defines beauty?

Beauty is subjective. It transcends age, gender, ethnicity, where you grew up, or even the money in your bank account; every one of us holds our own beauty.

For me, true beauty is forged by the life you have lived: the laughter, the tears, the loneliness, excitement, anxiety, joy, fear, love, and more. It is not about perfection. It is about individuality and how you narrate your life.

And each piece in the collection—across drawing, mixed media, and acrylic painting—starts as a question about what gets left out of the conventional "beautiful life," and ultimately reveals an answer no one expected.