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The title The Living Room Collection came almost instinctively, as if the art itself was calling for a space that felt both intimate and welcoming. The living room is a place where we gather—where we share stories, listen to music, and watch films that shape who we are. It’s where the conversation flows freely, where everyone is invited, and where we let down our guard.
These are the subjects of The Living Room Collection—figures charged with tension, charisma, and motion. Painted in oil with jewel-toned palettes, they carry the emotional resonance of the music that fills the room while I work. Every stroke is shaped by the roar of guitars, the hush of pre-game silence, the ache of bodies pushed to their limits. What you see in these paintings is part performance, part reflection—an echo of what we see on screens, in stadiums, on stages—and what we feel when we look a little closer.
There’s a long history of the female body being painted through the male gaze—framed for consumption, stripped of complexity. In response, many women artists have reclaimed the nude as a space of power. But even that loop can feel closed. We’re still looking at bodies. Still asking who gets to look—and why. This collection asks a quieter question: what happens when a woman turns her gaze outward—onto the masculine? What does it mean to paint men not as trophies or myths, but as subjects of feeling, motion, and vulnerability?
I don’t paint these figures to worship them. I paint them to understand the balance—to express admiration, attraction, and complexity without apology. It’s not about flipping the script. It’s about writing a new one, where tenderness, beauty, and strength can coexist in every body. These figures—painted in oil and brimming with movement—are larger than life, drawn from the music that has shaped me and the gritty stories of films and sports that I watch on my couch in the living room.
I hope this collection creates space for a new kind of gaze. I want the viewer to feel the raw energy of the music—guitars shredding, the smokey atmosphere thick with cigarette smoke. I want them to sense the palpable tension in these figures lives—the pain of loss, the triumph of victory, the unrelenting pursuit of something greater than oneself. This is a collection of visceral experiences, captured in moments where masculinity meets vulnerability, strength meets tenderness.
it’s about inviting everyone into a space where that energy can be experienced in a new way. It’s a place where the music plays, the conversations happen, and the figures stand as symbols of both vulnerability and strength. The living room is alive with sound and emotion, and the art in this collection is a reflection of that energy—raw, real, and unfiltered.
This collection is still growing. These are just the first tracks.
There’s more to come.
This is what my living room looks like
Title: Living Room Rodeo
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Date: September 2024
Title: Living Room Biker
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Date: October 2024
Title: Living Room Losers
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Date: November 2024
Title: Living Room Showdown
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Date: January 2025
Title: Living Room Band
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Date: March 2025
The Band
The Living Room CollectionA distinct part of my process is my experience of audio-to-visual synesthesia. Music doesn’t just inspire me—it becomes the color, the composition, the rhythm of each piece. As I paint, I hear Chris Stapleton’s soulful rasp, the soaring guitar of Free Bird, the punch of Bon Jovi, the rawness of Zach Bryan and Morgan Wallen. The anthemic build of Mr. Brightside, the nostalgic ache of Alone by Heart, the timeless grit of The Rolling Stones—all of it moves through my body and onto the canvas.
The Living Room is alive with music.
These men are painted not just with color, but with sound. The paintings don’t just hang—they play.
Mr.Brightside
“Im often asked why I paint men.The answer isn’t simple—but it’s honest: because I find them beautiful.I paint cowboys in mid-motion, athletes in aftermath, musicians mid-performance—moments where masculinity hums with vulnerability. It’s not about idolizing the male figure. It’s about observing something charged, messy, and real. As a woman, I live with the experience of being looked at. This collection gives me the chance to look back—but with care, curiosity, and control. I’m not interested in objectifying. I’m interested in intimacy. In complexity. In painting what pulls me in and letting it say something deeper.These works live between strength and softness, bravado and collapse. That’s where I find the most truth.” -EH
