Solitary Interiors is a body of work I began last year during a health flare-up that kept me largely confined to my apartment. After spending long periods in my apartment, my attention repeatedly returned to familiar household objects—outlets, windows, bedspreads and other mundane elements of interior space—where I began noticing delicate shifts in color and atmosphere created by changing light. The dominant color palette of this body focuses on capturing the yellow and green hues caused by artificial lighting in the evening to night hours to the more muted chromatic grays prevalent in interior nighttime settings. Many painters have focused on the subtle shifts of color and light in their paintings, but I believe the work is particularly relevant looking back at the social isolation faced during Covid and mental health conditions like SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) which can make individuals (myself included) feel the need to withdraw. Suddenly, our interiors become a much larger part of our world and are often a reflection of our mental state.