Derriere Garde, 2025, oil on canvas, 24 x 48 in. / 60.96 x 121.92 cm.

Derriere Garde, Emma Laskin, 2025, oil on canvas, 24 x 48 in. / 60.96 x 121.92 cm.

For the past 3 years, I have been studying at the Aristides Atelier based in Seattle, Washington, under the mentorship of Juliette Aristides and Marty Welsh. Derriere Garde is a reclining nude figure and represents a culmination of the drawing and oil painting techniques I have been mastering.