Kayla Brittingham

Kayla Brittingham, 2026
Acrylic on Canvas
10 x 10 x 1.5 in

Signed on Back

Model: Kayla Brittingham

This work is part of The Tracy Piper's "SEEN Volume 5" the fifth iteration of a collaborative art project of 50 eye paintings that were made during the Spring of 2025. For this series, the artist organized an open call for her collectors, fans, and fellow artists to be featured as one of her models. Each participant answered the same question: What does it mean to feel seen? Each painting and response is featured in the artist’s sixth book aptly titled "SEEN Volume 5".

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL SEEN?

" Kuh-eyeeee-luh
That is what you call me
I will never tell you , you mispronounced

If you SEE me you KNOW my name

My mother recently gave me permission to change my name
Something a little easier to figure out
I told my mother I don't want to be easy

I was born the year of the Horse and I'm a Pisces
I think of myself as a Kelpie
If you touch me wrong I will trot your entrails across the beach and drown you
But if you SEE me you will have the best rider in your lane

I go through different forms from time to time
But if you SEE me
You will know how to call out my name" — Kayla Brittingham

HANGING & CARE

Artwork is ready to hang on the wall; hanging wire is secured on the back (nail and hook needed). Dust raw canvas with a clean, soft brush and HEPA-filtered vacuum to clean. Using a new, clean brush prevents transfer of grime from previous dustings.