Artwork
Autumn Leaves
This is an observational still life made from oil paint on canvas. I gathered fallen foliage and sticks that were scattered around the art studio and formed the composition. Being my first oil painting, I explored the medium and honed in on intricate details as well as the process of blending colors with oil paint.
16” x 20”
Leaves in Vase
This is an observational still life made from oil paint on canvas. I made this piece after my first oil paint botanical piece, and decided to revisit the process of foliage collection and creating my own composition. This time, however, I wanted to explore using oil paint with subjects beyond natural items and ultimately landed on a clear vase.
16” x 20”
Green Plant
This is an observation of a still life made from watercolor paint on watercolor paper. This is the first botanical painting that I made, which catalyzed my developing interest in natural and botanical subjects. After only being familiar with colored pencils, I tried watercolor for the first time and learned the fast drying and loose properties of the medium. Initially, I found watercolor difficult to handle, although I eventually began to embrace it.
12” x 18”
Rhododendron
This is an observational still life made from colored pencil on paper. Like my other botanical pieces, I gathered a real life flower from a shrub outside the art studio I attended and wanted to try focusing on an individual item rather than a composition. I soon remembered why I loved colored pencils and their ability to capture detail, which I realized was something that I had been trying to mimic in my paintings.
11 1/2” x 17”
Fruits and Flowers in Gray
This is an observational still life, made from charcoal on paper. I made this piece in pursuit of exploring a range of mediums and working on my understanding of value and shadows. I found the process of using an eraser as a tool to be educational and a challenge.
9” x 12”
Glass Vase
This is a drawing created from a photo reference, made from colored pencil on paper. In addition to botanicals, I was interested in portraying materials, such as glass, and understanding how light affects and passes through glass.
11 1/2” 15”
Still Life
This is an observational still life drawing made from pencil on paper. The goal of this piece was to explore proportions and their relations to each other as well as exploring how to render different textures and materials in drawings.
18" x 24”
Untitled 1
This is an observational still life drawing made from pencil, and charcoal on paper. This piece focuses on objects and their placement in the foreground, middle ground, and background, as well as practice with texture.
18” x 24”
Untitled 2
This is an observational still life drawing made from pencil, and charcoal on paper. This piece was created in an effort to understand light and shadow on objects as well as their appearance from downward angles.
18” x 24”
Untitled 3
This is an observation still life drawing made from pencil on paper. This goal of this piece was to get a better understanding of perspective as well as exploring how to draw textures.
18" x 24”
Oyster
This is a watercolor painting from a photo reference. This piece was created in an effort to gain a better understanding of watercolor and its ability to blend colors to create the appearance of texture and light.
9” x 12”
Lightbulbs
This is an observational still life drawing made from ink on paper. This piece was my first exposure to ink as a medium and focused on understanding light, shadow, and the relationship between objects next to each other.
14” x 17”
Architectural Painting
This is a watercolor painting made from a photo reference. The focus of this piece was to gain a better understanding of architectural spaces and focuses on combining straight lines with a free-flowing medium.
18" x 24”
Orchid
This is an observational still life oil painting. I made this piece if efforts to focus on the small, intricate details of the flowers petals.
9” x 12”