Deconstructing the ego…The ego starts with fear. Oil on canvas, 24″ x 36″. 2017. When we reject our negative emotions, our pain, we constructs the illusion of temporary happiness.The masks series represents the appearance of the Self, the Ego… The true self lies underneath the mind, underneath the appearance of the face, underneath its physicality. Our emotions, our true self, transcends through the cracks of the mask.