At the end of the day we can endure much more than we think we can.”
-Frida Kahlo
The reason I paint these people instead of only taking their photo is because each person is one of a kind and cannot be mass produced. These are people who are not afraid to be themselves and people who I look up to, not because they are gay, lesbian or an ally ,but because they are truly and unapologetically themselves no matter who that is or what they need to face. In a time where people are focusing on the differences in one another and fear those differences I want to focus on what we have in common and celebrate the people who do not let fear run their lives.
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