Central to my work is the physical analogy between the surface of a painting and bodily skin, its relevant metaphors, and interpretations. In addition to painting’s materiality and ‘skin-like’ tactility, I have considered the symbolic value of ‘skin’ as a medium and painting method. Using psychoanalyst Didier Anzieu’s concept of the ‘Skin-ego’ that defines the ego’s development, I have investigated the metaphor of skin as a thin interface between inner and outer. I have extrapolated this to develop a practice of painting with a specific haptic visual vocabulary based on layering.