"The Fever" (2024)

Oil on canvas
40 x 60 inches

Working from memories, I've been exploring aspects I’ve kept to myself for years including my physical and mental health issues, but now am comfortable with sharing.

I had a severe fever in my old apartment. I remember not being able to turn the shower on for too long because I was so hot already, and I struggled to soap myself. So I would keep turning the shower on and off. I remember seeing my partner through the wet glass pane quietly checking on me, knowing he really couldn’t do much to help. I felt both comforted and also annoyed he was there looking at me. I remember the paint chipping on the ceiling and the shampoo bottles I knocked over while sitting on the stool in the shower because I honestly couldn't care less.