As a woman, my body is under constant scrutiny; whether it’s from myself, men, or societal standards.  Especially now, in this political climate, I feel as though as a Latina, my body is being monitored at uncomfortable levels. Knowing that these gazes are often leering, I chose to create compositions that put the viewer in the position of a voyeur. In Lucy Lippard’s book, From the Center “When women use their own bodies in their artwork, they are using their selves... a significant psychological factor converts these bodies or faces from object to subject.” By placing myself as both the subject and object in these environments, I reveal my awareness of the situations and environments I place myself in, no matter how boring. With each new painting, I am forcing the viewer to come up on a private moment, each more revealing than the last.