Anthony Baker

Self Portrait with CPAP (Sleeping, Not Sleeping) | Mixed Media: watercolor and colored pencil 2024

I, like many people, find it difficult to get a good night's sleep. This is partly due to sleep apnea and partly due to, well, the stress of life. But I've found that using a CPAP machine and covering my other senses helps me sleep more deeply. It feels a bit embarrassing to reveal this about myself. But I think that vulnerability makes the art more meaningful. Also, I’m drawn to the genre of portraiture. In this drawing, I'm playing with the notion of portraiture by covering up most of my recognizable features.

Anthony is a staff member at the Health Sciences Library