Austerity
When I had Andrew stand in front of the door, I didn’t even notice until after the picture was taken that the door appears crooked in the frame. That was a happy accident, considering the metaphorical weight the image represents for the subject.
This was made at Willowbrush Studio + Gallery of Tulsa run by the wonderful Rachel Wimpey. Thank goodness for her summer art classes because I would’ve never made the ONLY watercolor that I’ve produced and been satisfied with!
In my Illustrator class, we had to create our own critters or characters. Naturally, this project was my favorite of the class and out of it, Noof and Norby were born. I love these two and they quickly worked their way into my future book. I went on to make my
One of my best friends had recently got engaged in a hot air balloon during Albuquerque’s International Balloon fiesta weekend. As both a project and a future wedding present, I made a collage based off a photo I took of their memorable ride while we followed them in a car. Of
Our assignment was to create a collage of two famous paintings. I chose Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring and Edvard Munch’s The Scream. The concept is the girl is torn between darkness and light. Demons try to withhold her from going forward and try to keep her in the
Sweet friend of mine from college. I am always beyond grateful to my friends that model for my drawings and photography. Thank you everyone for putting up with me and supporting my artwork!
For my collage studio class, we had to choose a Matisse work and create a collage out of it. This is a work of his painting, Still Life with Green Sideboard.
We had to make a self-portrait with quick mark-making. I enjoyed this one, making silly faces always adds to the fun!