My Body, 2022
Acrylic, oil based pastels, gold leaf, on canvas
30" x 48”

My Body (detail), 2022

My Body (detail), 2022

 

After the devastating Supreme Court decision denying women autonomy over their own bodies, I painted this work in a rage.

I wanted to express the passion, sexuality and beauty of the female body as well as the spirit of forward-moving, unstoppable energy we possess. My work is abstract, so the figure itself does not appear, only its powers.

- Diane Churchill