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Academic Painting
Coven
Acrylic on Canvas
11’ x 14
Coven is a fun yet spooky take on the concept of using paper bags to create human emotion. While there are no figures present in the piece, the bags are seen as actors, displaying attitude and expression. The viewer is meant to feel as though they are also a paper bag, joining in on the conversation. Some see this as an altercation, and others see it as a fun friends circle. What do you see?
11’ x 14
Coven is a fun yet spooky take on the concept of using paper bags to create human emotion. While there are no figures present in the piece, the bags are seen as actors, displaying attitude and expression. The viewer is meant to feel as though they are also a paper bag, joining in on the conversation. Some see this as an altercation, and others see it as a fun friends circle. What do you see?
Confection
Acrylic on Canvas
12’ x 12’
Confection is a dramatic take on the concept using objects to create a scene or stage presence that may not be directly present. Using dramatic shadows and highlights, a scene is created where every doughnut plays a character. The scene being shown is up to the viewer and created in a way to begin discourse and conversation between people.
12’ x 12’
Confection is a dramatic take on the concept using objects to create a scene or stage presence that may not be directly present. Using dramatic shadows and highlights, a scene is created where every doughnut plays a character. The scene being shown is up to the viewer and created in a way to begin discourse and conversation between people.
Paparazzi
Acrylic on Canvas
18’ x 24’
Paparazzi captures the feeling many women and girls experience growing up, especially in today’s society. Society can take such a close eye to women, how we are supposed to look, act, and feel, it’s hard not to become obsessed with the empty world of social standards and social media. And while we all hate it, it wouldn’t exist without our participation.
18’ x 24’
Paparazzi captures the feeling many women and girls experience growing up, especially in today’s society. Society can take such a close eye to women, how we are supposed to look, act, and feel, it’s hard not to become obsessed with the empty world of social standards and social media. And while we all hate it, it wouldn’t exist without our participation.
Milton
Acrylic on Canvas
20’ x 16’
20’ x 16’
"22" (a momento mori)
Acrylic on Canvas
20’ x 16’
22 explores my evolution as a person and artist. On my 22 birthday, I began painting this piece to reflect on who I have become as a person and how my first 22 years of life affected how I carry myself today. The flowers throughout the entire piece represent my different hair colors and how each color can be seen as different “eras” in my life. Beginning with the blue flowers and purple grapes, this was me right out of high school and in my own apartment. As many college students do, I loved to go out and party, I became obsessed with my makeup and how I looked, my hair was changing every two weeks from green, to blue, to purple, to any color that was cheapest as the store. The wine glass in this section is a very obvious but important element that was included to show an excess in drinking, going out, and peers pressure. I decided to have the glass be broken to show that this life isn’t sustainable. It looks fun and interesting, with many fun things flying around and at you, but at the end of the day this can turn into a dark hole where the elements get blurred and are hard to discern. While I didn’t have direct change in lifestyle, and I still enjoy the casual party here and there, the age 21 is where I had the most personal development up until now, which is why the partition is direct but flows into one another. The red flower is a representation of me now, I have had the same hair color for over a year, and have been the absolute happiest I’ve ever been. Through art and meditation I’ve been able to find peace within myself and truly explore what I enjoy to do without having others sway my decision making.
20’ x 16’
22 explores my evolution as a person and artist. On my 22 birthday, I began painting this piece to reflect on who I have become as a person and how my first 22 years of life affected how I carry myself today. The flowers throughout the entire piece represent my different hair colors and how each color can be seen as different “eras” in my life. Beginning with the blue flowers and purple grapes, this was me right out of high school and in my own apartment. As many college students do, I loved to go out and party, I became obsessed with my makeup and how I looked, my hair was changing every two weeks from green, to blue, to purple, to any color that was cheapest as the store. The wine glass in this section is a very obvious but important element that was included to show an excess in drinking, going out, and peers pressure. I decided to have the glass be broken to show that this life isn’t sustainable. It looks fun and interesting, with many fun things flying around and at you, but at the end of the day this can turn into a dark hole where the elements get blurred and are hard to discern. While I didn’t have direct change in lifestyle, and I still enjoy the casual party here and there, the age 21 is where I had the most personal development up until now, which is why the partition is direct but flows into one another. The red flower is a representation of me now, I have had the same hair color for over a year, and have been the absolute happiest I’ve ever been. Through art and meditation I’ve been able to find peace within myself and truly explore what I enjoy to do without having others sway my decision making.
Devils Den
Acrylic on Canvas
30’ x 54’
This piece is meant to create an uneasy feeling to all viewers, whether they relate to the piece or not. Though you may have never been truly scared to come home, have you ever considered being a reason someone else doesn’t want to go home? While this can be seen as an outlandish take on a simple concept, not wanting to go home can be the most debilitating internal feeling someone can have. On the outside Devils Den appears playful, like a stage setting where actors will come on and begin singing about loving each other and loving living together, but when the doors are opened a different view is seen. As a viewer, I suggest taking a deep look into this piece to explore why this piece makes you feel uneasy and if you identify as the play set, or the hallway.
30’ x 54’
This piece is meant to create an uneasy feeling to all viewers, whether they relate to the piece or not. Though you may have never been truly scared to come home, have you ever considered being a reason someone else doesn’t want to go home? While this can be seen as an outlandish take on a simple concept, not wanting to go home can be the most debilitating internal feeling someone can have. On the outside Devils Den appears playful, like a stage setting where actors will come on and begin singing about loving each other and loving living together, but when the doors are opened a different view is seen. As a viewer, I suggest taking a deep look into this piece to explore why this piece makes you feel uneasy and if you identify as the play set, or the hallway.
Solitude
Acrylic on Canvas
54’ x 54’
Solitude is an artists self portrait created to explore different painting styles with how I, as an artist, see myself. There are many ways to view and describe this piece, and my overall goal is to create a conversation between viewers about how one sees themself.
The home was an exploration of Edward Hoppers painting styles and processes from the 40s. While it began as a master study, I became more enthralled in his sketching and painting processes. Inspiration was taken from “Seven A.M” and “Looking Out” and a collection of his thumbnail sketches from many paintings. While most of my process isn’t shown in the final piece. I created many smaller sketches to plan out areas using many different methods such as digital, charcoal, and acrylic washes. I began to explore his shading and painting techniques when I began to apply opaque color onto the piece. I fell in love with the flat sun lines and shadows that he creates in “Looking Out” and aimed to emulate that in the shadows throughout the whole piece. The trees began as an exploration of Van Goghs processes, more prominently how he lays brush strokes and uses minimal shading techniques to create depth in his work. I’ve always been enthralled with the world of color and color mixing and wanted to use this piece as an opportunity to create interesting colors and color mixes that are next to naturalistic, as Gogh loves to do. Through my research I discovered that he allowed the colors to create themselves through brush strokes and wet paint with less calculation as to what the final result will be. While it’s more complicated to emulate this with todays materials, I decided to began laying color down so the colors would be created through negative space and not just flat opaque color. I also aimed to find a way to keep my brush strokes expressive but not overwhelming. The portrait in the window was not directly inspired by any specific works, but ment to express a common image in self portraiture of the artist painting in their own space. Behind the formalities, there is a lot of small conceptual nuances throughout the entire piece. The home in general, being a more “basic” or “neutral” brown home, represents how I show myself to others, while I as a person may be very colorful, I tend to not show too much on the outside. The flat shading and easy to bear shadows express a blunt yet easy going nature, when it comes to others and advice I am known to be very blunt but honest, which can be seen as a strength or a weakness. The windows being blocked out shows how I as a person don’t care much about what is going on in other peoples lives. I use to be the person to always wonder what someone’s living room looks like, whether that be from pure curiosity or trying to find excitement in others drama or lives, but through a lot of personal exploration and getting to a point in my life where I can finally take control of myself and my decisions I find myself not wondering what my neighbors living rooms look like anymore. The trees are a tap into my brain and how I feel my thoughts are always scattered but come together in a beautiful way, creating otherworldly ideas, thoughts and colors.
Everyone finds solitude in different ways, this is my solitude.
54’ x 54’
Solitude is an artists self portrait created to explore different painting styles with how I, as an artist, see myself. There are many ways to view and describe this piece, and my overall goal is to create a conversation between viewers about how one sees themself.
The home was an exploration of Edward Hoppers painting styles and processes from the 40s. While it began as a master study, I became more enthralled in his sketching and painting processes. Inspiration was taken from “Seven A.M” and “Looking Out” and a collection of his thumbnail sketches from many paintings. While most of my process isn’t shown in the final piece. I created many smaller sketches to plan out areas using many different methods such as digital, charcoal, and acrylic washes. I began to explore his shading and painting techniques when I began to apply opaque color onto the piece. I fell in love with the flat sun lines and shadows that he creates in “Looking Out” and aimed to emulate that in the shadows throughout the whole piece. The trees began as an exploration of Van Goghs processes, more prominently how he lays brush strokes and uses minimal shading techniques to create depth in his work. I’ve always been enthralled with the world of color and color mixing and wanted to use this piece as an opportunity to create interesting colors and color mixes that are next to naturalistic, as Gogh loves to do. Through my research I discovered that he allowed the colors to create themselves through brush strokes and wet paint with less calculation as to what the final result will be. While it’s more complicated to emulate this with todays materials, I decided to began laying color down so the colors would be created through negative space and not just flat opaque color. I also aimed to find a way to keep my brush strokes expressive but not overwhelming. The portrait in the window was not directly inspired by any specific works, but ment to express a common image in self portraiture of the artist painting in their own space. Behind the formalities, there is a lot of small conceptual nuances throughout the entire piece. The home in general, being a more “basic” or “neutral” brown home, represents how I show myself to others, while I as a person may be very colorful, I tend to not show too much on the outside. The flat shading and easy to bear shadows express a blunt yet easy going nature, when it comes to others and advice I am known to be very blunt but honest, which can be seen as a strength or a weakness. The windows being blocked out shows how I as a person don’t care much about what is going on in other peoples lives. I use to be the person to always wonder what someone’s living room looks like, whether that be from pure curiosity or trying to find excitement in others drama or lives, but through a lot of personal exploration and getting to a point in my life where I can finally take control of myself and my decisions I find myself not wondering what my neighbors living rooms look like anymore. The trees are a tap into my brain and how I feel my thoughts are always scattered but come together in a beautiful way, creating otherworldly ideas, thoughts and colors.
Everyone finds solitude in different ways, this is my solitude.
Personal Painting
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