“My art serves as a release of my creative and intellectual tensions.  I use my work to organize my emotion, thoughts, and inspirations.  My preference in media ranges from pencil to paint, but my pallet of vibrant hues and high contrast runs through all of my pieces.  It is important to me that my images grab […]

 (in class)
 (at home)
graphite on paper - 18 x 24 
I drew the nude in class, approx 45min.  The assigment was to take the drawing home and add a background.  She was sitting in a very comfortable and slouching pose, so I thought natural elements in the background felt appropriate.  I also wanted to add texture to an […]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gkzLK_mZDlQ
I was given a self-portrait assignment in my video class and this is what I ended up creating.  There are many things that I wish were different about it.  But hey, I am learning.  It was done in a stop-motion style with just me, a camera, and a lot of chalk.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PyOGM_6unEI
I had another assignment to […]

acrylic on canvas
I have added the beginning of the beetles and a layer of drips.  I have a pretty good idea of where I am going to go with it, but it is always changing.  There will definitely be more line work and probably more black added later.

acrylic on canvas
This is the beginning stage of three paintings that I am working on.  I am trying to get a lot of texture and interest with the background because the foreground image will be mostly spot colors.  My current pallet is orange, green, and yellow.