SLEEPLESS BEAUTY

self portraits 2023
 

For the best part of three years I suffered from insomnia, reaching the point of despair where I was feeling utterly exhausted and not being able to fall asleep began to drive me crazy.
I often fell asleep during the day, sometimes while visiting friends I would feel compelled to take a nap on their sofas. 
There's a whole genre of paintings by men of women sleeping and this series is a nod to that.