Hey! Wanted to share one of my favourite artists from the past year: Shaina McCoy. She works in oil to create works based on her family members. She has a really wonderful technique of building up thick layers of glossy paint that show defined brushstrokes. Even though the inspiration for her work is very personal, I feel like the faces left blank invite you to project your own narratives onto the subjects. I love how she depicts a broad variety of family settings, people of all ages & skin tones in various positions and compositions. Hope you like her work too!

love her work, one to watch for sure 🚀

Her use of flat colour surfaces and the colour pallet reminds me of Thenjiwe's work. 🤔 

Thank you for introducing Shaina to us. I agree that when artists leave the faces blank it invites us to put our emotions into their work, so the work will always have new interpretations as time goes by.