"The concept title for this project was ‘Dreams and Surrealism.’ My final piece represents a personal expression of the vivid, yet bizarre and irrational nature of dreams through my work, using surreal and distorted, painted imagery. After exploring and researching the work of both early 20th century Surrealists as well as contemporary artists and experimenting with a range of both traditional and digital techniques, I was able to develop a piece that I believe communicates this concept. I enjoyed the process of using collage (a technique originally developed by the surrealists) and combining this with my exploration of distorted portraiture, which ultimately inspired my outcome."