I painted Inner Compass inspired by my first months in Dubai. New city. No family. No certainty. Just a studio and the decision to trust something I couldn’t see on any map. She has closed eyes, muted stone tones, and vintage maps she doesn’t follow. This is the story of why and what she taught me about trusting yourself when there is no other choice

I paint women at monumental scale because the rooms I walked into never made space for us. Power & Presence is a series born from years of watching brilliant women go unseen. This is why I paint the way I do.