Walt
The man, the legend. Been reading books about Walt Disney since grade school and don’t intend to stop anytime soon. He has been my top inspiration in the film and animation industry for the longest time.
Illustrations
The People’s Princess
Gone too soon. You are forever missed Diana. *I’m not satisfied with how her eyes turned out, but when I have time I can do another study of her. Her hair alone took 3 hours! So intricate, but she’s worth it.
Stevie
Ahh Stevie Wonder, I so hope to attend one of his concerts one day. My whole family has seen him perform except me so it needs to happen!
Robin
To an individual that is highly missed. I was choosing from several pictures of Robin Williams, but when I came across the photo below, I knew it had to be a study of this one. I felt it represented him and also thought it would be a fun expression to undertake
Jon Cryer
Jon Cryer of Pretty in Pink fame. This was the first of a celebrity portrait series that I did in summer 2019; it was the first serious portrait I had worked on since college graduation and I enjoyed it so much I decided to make it into a series. I’m not
Vivid Nature
An older work, we had to choose an endangered species to write and base a work of art around for the annual Sutton NatureWorks competition. It is a statewide contest that students enter artwork in to support awareness of wildlife conservation. I selected the blue poison dart frog and using colored
Baby Bails
This was one of my final large drawings for my Life Drawing class. I was so jealous that the rest of my family had gotten to visit my newborn nephew quite a bit at the time while I had school! So I used a photo of him as a reference for
Watercolor Barns
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!
A Special Ride
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
Shattered Collage
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