By Monica Salazar. Oli on canvas. 2016.

I don’t know about other artists but when I’m not making art to sell or to impress or just challenge myself, I make art that I enjoy looking at. Just for me. I love straight lines and I love practicing shading and shapes. I made this painting a few years ago when I had trouble getting my painting started again. I had an old canvas laying around that a friend had given me. It was used canvas so I wanted to make something I knew I wouldn’t want to sell. I finished this piece recently and I thought I’d share it. It’s not my usual style, but it is still very me, if that makes any sense.