A school performance in tribute to artist Brian Olsen. I attempted to recreate his energy by painting using brushes and my fingers along to a soundtrack, in just over 3 minutes. In the final seconds I had one more surprise up my sleeve.
Images
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Redwood Mushrooms
2021 Photograph Hike in California Redwood forrest.
2021 Collage Contrasting elements of water, space and surface. I thought it was fun to incorporate things that normally wouldn’t be found together into a single image.
Colosseum
2021 Pen on Paper Inspired by a 2013 reference photo after visiting Rome
Lighthouse
2022 Watercolor, Gouache Using reference photo, practicing watercolor techniques.
Lemon Lime Reference
2022 Mixed Media Bowl of lemons on a sunny morning. Pens, pencil, marker.
Fiddler Album
2022 Acrylic on Vinyl Created and donated this piece. It was displayed EagleCrest high school’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” It was part of a silent auction to help raise money for the people of Ukraine. We raised just over $3,200 for the International Rescue Committee. They provide critical aid to displaced families.
John Lennon Album
2020 Acrylic on Vinyl I had the idea of painting on old run-down vinyl records. This was my tribute to John Lennon. It is one of nearly 50 albums that I created during COVID, which allowed me to set up a website and start selling my work.
Jethro Tull Album
2020 Acrylic on Vinyl A commissioned Vinyl album from someone who had seen examples of work on my website. Celebrating the art and music of the band Jethro Tull.
Olives
2020 Acrylic on Canvas Panel canvas, practicing with shadows and light source.
Bridge
2020 Oil on Canvas After attending the Monet exhibit at the Denver art museum in 2020, I attempted to create a version of this piece from Giverny Monet’s Garden.
Pretty Flower
2022 Acrylic on Canvas Practicing off reference with shadows and values.
Celebrating New York City
2020 Acrylic on Vinyl Trying to capture the essence and history of New York City.
Palm Trees at Sunset
2020 Acrylic on Canvas Imagining palm trees and sunset while stuck in quarantine during COVID lockdowns.
A GIrl in the City
2020 Acrylic on Canvas A girl taking in the excitement of her first visit to NYC!
Koi Fish
2021 Acrylic on Canvas
An assignment given with very few guidelines and lots of freedom to show skills learned through the unit of values, color, and layers.