Painting Women Whole
How my art helps women see beauty in themselves
When I started painting women I wanted to create something honest. Not perfect bodies. Not filters. Just truth. I wanted women to see themselves the way I see them. Powerful. Soft. Sacred. Enough.
My art became a mirror for healing. Each color holds emotion. Each curve carries a story. I paint women who look like they have lived, because they have. My work is for the ones learning to love their reflection again.
I believe beauty lives in the parts we were told to hide. Stretch marks. Scars. Curves that move when we walk. Those are brushstrokes of life. I paint to remind women that we are still art even when the world forgets to say it.
Every message I receive from another woman who saw herself in my work reminds me why I do this. Art is not just paint on canvas. It is proof that we exist beautifully as we are.
I paint women to remind us that loving yourself is not vanity. It is survival.
Lay Simone
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Lay Simone
Lay Simone | Pittsburgh Artist exploring creativity growth and self reinvention. Founder of thelaysimone.com and creator of LayMadeIt. Connect with me on Instagram and Threads @mammaasss
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