Balloon Animals

2011 - Done in the classroom from real life. Pencil on paper. Still life of balloon animals made by the class drawn focusing on value and form.

Blending

2011 - Done at home from real life. Oil on canvas board. My blender with a browine mix in the bowl. Focus on color and form of the blender.

Ellipses

2011 - Done in the classroom from real life. Pencil on paper. Line drawing showing the process of drawing an ellipse.

Leaf Bottles

2010 - Done at home from real life. Pencil on paper. Still life of bottles focusing on ellipses and capturing the sense of glass.

The Boy With The Hat

2011 - Done in the classroom from life. Tempera on canvas paper. Palette knife painting, with some dry brush at the end.

Tea Cup

2010 - Done in the classroom from life. Tempera on board. Still life shared with three people, each doing their own painting. The challenge was doing it in good time so that the pear did not go bad.

Belt Buckle

2011 - Done in the classroom from real life. Oil on canvas. Painting of a trenchcoat belonging to my family.

Pain

2012 - Acrylic on canvas. Painting of my face while I was experiencing a lot of pain.

Physical Pain

2012 - Burlap, acrylic, charcoal, string, on canvas. Done after my shoulder injury.

Placing A Flower

2011 - Done at home from real life. Color pen on paper. Contour drawing of flowers and my hand.

A Friend's Flowers

2011 - Done in the classroom from real life. Oil on canvas. Flower still life painting focusing on form and color.

Woods

2010 - Done at home from life and photo reference. Pencil on paper. Still life of the woods.

Branches

2011 - Done in the classroom from life. Tempera on canvas. Outside of the school I painted a unique tree with intersting branches. Painted in unrealistic colors to give it an expressionistic style.

Elliot

2011 - Done at home from life and photo reference. Oil on canvas. My brother Elliot sleeping with the sheets and pillow all around him.

Self Portrait

2010 - Done in the classroom with a photo reference. Charcoal on brown paper. Self portrait with a focused media.

TJ and Lady

2011 - Done at home from life with photo reference. Charcoal on paper. My two dogs TJ and Lady put together on a piece of paper to come together as one.

Despair

2009 - Done in the classroom from a photo reference. Bleach, charcoal, ink, pen, and colored pencil on green paper. Self portrait with a focus on my emotion.

Self Photography

2011 - Done at home from real life. Photography. Self portrait in which I wanted to include the camera as the focus.

Glowing Tree

2011 - Done outside of the classroom from real life. Photography. Capture a tree in a unique way.

Oh Christmas Tree

2011 - Done at home real life. Photography. Black and white photo in low light with a low shutter speed.

Grave Stones

2011 - Done outside the classroom from real life. Photography. Took pictures in the cemetery while trying to capture texture and emotion.

Rusty Pipes

2011 - Done outside the classroom from real life. Photography. Went to an old factory place and tried to capture a good composition.

Teal Wonder

2011 - Done in the classroom with a photo reference. Acrylic on canvas. Self portrait done in paint. I wanted to give a sense of mystery to who I am through the look in my eyes.