16"x20" | Acrylic Paint on Canvas Panel | This piece is an homage to a trip to the Galapagos Islands based on scenic images I took while there. Creating a non-representational, expressive composition and utilizing several painting techniques, I was able to recall the memories and emotions from this trip.
11"x14" | Acrylic Paint on Stretched Canvas | This piece is apart of the "dream" series where I analyze my own dreams. In the series, I reveal the processes of how to remember, control, record, and interpret dreams. This painting is to showcase a device I designed so that it will hold one's head in place so that they can remember their dreams better.
8"x10" | Oil Paint on Stretched Canvas | Created within a series dedicated to my hometown of Cincinnati and reflecting on my connections to this environment, this piece embodies a playground I would frequent. The figure recalls the plethora of memories from this space and how it shaped them into the person they are today, as they look into the distant, brighter future before ultimately letting go of the past.
12"x12" | Multi-media Collage: Acrylic Paint, Newspaper, and Lilac FLowers on Stretched Canvas | This was the first piece that I started and completed during the spring 2020 quarantine and was a virtually collaborative project. The newspaper collage, inspired by Kurt Schwitters, represents the reliance on the news and media for presenting accurate information during a confusing time. Additionally, the use of flower imprinting was a primitive approach to demonstrating the greater appreciation we all had for nature and the outdoors during the pandemic.
16"x12" | Acrylic Paint on Canvas Panel | Out of remembrance of my best furry friend, Coda, I recreated one of my favorite pictures of him. The process consisted of an underpainting with a mixture of cold and warm grey tones, layering of fur and vibrant color, and the final details of adding stark highlights to his eyes and fur. This piece is a constant reminder to appreciate the things and people you have before they're gone.
22"x30" | Multi-media: Ink and Charcoal on gessoed paper | As one of the first projects that dealt with research-based processes, I created an interactive collaged piece based on Edvard Munch's black and white self-portraits and expressive brushstrokes. First, I mostly used ink to render the figure and capture the shadows of the work, then I used charcoal on top to correct any final details and smooth out the shading. This comes with magnets glued onto the back and moving pieces from the forehead, eyes, mouth, and the on the necklace.
11"x14" | Acrylic Paint on Gessoed Illustration Board | As an architectural, perspective study, this piece depicts a closed, abandoned establishment that I would frequent as a child. Being an indoor bouncy house/ blow-up park, it had many successes and failures, just like the process used to create this with remixing to get the dull colors correct, layering to get the shading right, and glazing to get the worn-out effect.
3"x2" | Acrylic Paint on Gessoed Illustration Board | Created within a series, "Boring Landscapes", this piece is a representation of a concessions stand within my local park that was closed for the season. Using small brushes and a steady hand, I observed and reproduced all the small details to make a realistic rendering of a familiar place filled with old memories.
14"x11" | Acrylic Paint on Canvas Panel | While in quarantine and experiencing creative block within the confines of my home, I decided I want to experiment with finger painting. Using a process using improvisation, I witnessed an interaction between first responders and one of my neighbors. This felt like a perfect opportunity to continue to paint based on what I saw and experienced in that moment of total reality. The work's meaning took a turn to respect the essential workers and how important they were during the pandemic.
16"x20" | Acrylic Paint on Canvas Panel | A piece that shows my personal take on how the color wheel should be structured.