In this award winning body of work emotion is the motivating force. In this body of work I explore the shifting nature of identity and the transformative process of emotional experience. In these mixed media paintings, figures appear in landscapes that depict the emotional rather than the physical geography or time of our lives. The emotional context of the figures creates the landscape. In this way the viewer does not identify with a particular individual but with an experience or emotion. My paintings combine oil and cold wax, or pastel and acrylic washes, to create a rich surface that reflects the changing, unpredictable nature of human emotions and the potential for liberation within those deeply felt experiences.