Shades of Self Original

So often in art, women's bodies are portrayed as modestly hiding, excessively sexual, or demurely not meeting the viewer's gaze. So I painting "Shades of Self" as a reproach to that, examining the power that comes from breaking free of those ideas and simply standing in the fullness of yourself
 
Painted on 24 x 36 inch canvas
Acrylic
Embellished with green glass pieces