Wednesday, July 8, 2015


Body study.
Charcoal. 2015.

Body study. Exploration of the play of light and dark on the skin.
Charcoal. 2015.

Political piece. Commentary on beauty standards and society's expectation of women to remain sexually pure and deny their innate sensuality. Encourages women to embrace sexual freedom as well as the power to be unhidden, strong, sexual beings. 2015.

Mother's day present.
Pencil. 2015.

Non-representational contrast design. 
Acrylic paint and white oil sharpie. 2015.

Disney-style self portrait. 
Sharpie. 2015.


I Call This "Art"

Painting II patterning project. Oil and acrylic paint. Handmade stencil and use of red spray paint to achieve the Audrey Hepburn decal.

Alpha Romeo 4C
Butterfly
Cassette tape
Title: So Vogue
Meduim: Oil paint and duct tape
Brief background: Through the role reversal of a French cover of Vogue Magazine, "So Vogue" comments on the objectification of women in modern advertising, striving to expose the outrageous trend in media that presents women as explicit sexual playthings for men, and even more disturbingly, as complacent and sometimes willing victims of violence


3D collage assignment. 
Magazine shreds and paint. 2015.

Eyeglasses.
Magazine shreds, tissue paper and paint. 2014.

Collage (magazine clippings, tissue paper) and paint. 
Unplanned, developed of its own will. 2015.
Eye theme.
Collaged piece using magazine clippings, tissue paper and paint. 2015.

Patterning project.
Colored pencil and sharpie. 2015.

Patterning project.
Colored pencil and sharpie. 2015.
Depth project.
Sharpie & grey toned marker. Collaged eyes, roses, and moths. 2014.


Final piece in the series. Collage.
Magazine clippings and color-aid paper. 2014.

Collage.
Magazine clippings and color-aid paper. 2014.

Collaged from color aid paper and magazine clippings. 
8x10 inches,10 hours to finish. 2014.

Self portrait.
Pencil. 2014.
Directional design.
Sharpie. 2014.

"Light Triumphant " 
Oil pastel. 2014.

"Light Triumphant " 
Oil pastel. 2014.

"Drama Queen," alter-ego self portrait. 
Pencil. 2014.

Perspective drawing, Carnegie Museum of Natural History staircase.
Pencil. 2014.

Trash Art.
Charcoal. 2014

Simulated+invented+collaged project.
Pencil. 2014.

Expressionist self portrait. 
Oil on canvas. November-December 2013.

Self portrait. 
Sepia-colored water-soluble oil paint on 16x16 canvas. 2013.

Large abstraction (accompanied by 3 small, not shown.) 
Water-soluble oil paint on paper.

Color study.
Water soluble oil paint. 2013.

Color study.
Water soluble oil paint. 2013.

Dream catcher.
Oil paint. 2013.

Impressionism painting. Emphasis on color and emotion.
Oil paint. 2013.

Realism painting. Political commentary on terrorism in Mali.
Oil paint. 2013.

Violin. First commissioned painting.
Oil paint. 2012.


Girl's face with leaves. Blonde halo of hair.
Oil paint. 2012.

Based off of an antique photograph.
Oil paint. 2012.

Oil paint. 2012.

Tiger.
Acrylic paint. 2012

Wolf eye.
Colored pencil. 2010.
John Lennon.
Pencil. 2010.