Everyone deserves to eat, not everybody deserves to sit at my table

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About The Artwork
Perception isn’t just how we see — it’s how we survive.

This painting was born from the unspoken weight of how women are perceived when they choose silence, softness, or rest. She’s not trying to prove herself. She’s no longer performing. Her stillness is not weakness — it’s strategy.

She sits with presence, not for attention, but because she has nothing to prove anymore. The symbols around her — a discarded phone, a folded newspaper, a knowing expression — speak to what she’s decided no longer deserves her response.

This work reflects what it means to be misunderstood by a world that labels women for their boundaries, their voice, or their refusal to entertain noise. It asks the viewer to reconsider what strength looks like — and who gets to define it.

Part of the Unspoken Conversations collection, this painting explores the tension between presence and withdrawal, between performance and pause. It’s a reminder that sometimes the most honest reply is the one left unsent..

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This contemporary figurative painting explores the emotional tension between presence and power—subtle, silent, and deeply human.