The In Between (2020-2022) represents the transition between two major life events: undergraduate graduation to marriage. Within that time, my paintings revolved around the feeling of isolation brought on by the Pandemic by cropping figures or obscuring faces from the viewer, while still depicting moments from childhood. This series also features a more muted color palette, washing away the innocence of The Past. With one outlying figure, attention is brought to their expression and where their gaze is met. This frozen moment in time forms a quiet, uncomfortable tension between the painted figure and viewer.