Rock-Slate Painting December 2012

These images are from a painting done as a gift for a relative. It is a 3-scene winter painting of a Rural, Suburban, and Urban area(s). The piece is acrylic on rock slate approximatetly 1 x 2 feet.

Paintings from July 2012.

The following paintings are acrylic on paper, approximately 15 x 22 inches each. They are each reflections on grief and frustration.

Latest Painting 9-16-2012 (Untitled)

This painting is symbolic of the month of August 2012, inspired by Klimt's 'The Kiss'. The ciaos of this piece is a product of recent growth, busy thoughts, and the ever changing events of life. The figure intended to be portrayed as resting while the current circumstances pass.

Watercolors Fall 2009

During the 2009 Fall semester I painted a series of different watercolors. I had also experimented with some hand-made paper that I created out of recycled materials. After the paper was sized I experimented with a few small painting that were mainly abstractions of a figure I have drawn numerous times before within my sketchbooks. The picture is an example of one of the paintings, with the photograph shot further away for the viewer to grasp an idea of how the paper looked; also noting the amount of texture this paper possessed.



This first piece is called Dunce. It is an abstraction, inspired out of the following painting, which I created while experimenting during class one day.





The following Paintings are small experiments, painted on the handmade paper, intended specifically to test the material of the paper.





The following painting is titled "Form of Omniscience". It was intended to be an abstract representation of the philosophical idea of the term omniscience, which is defined as one having total knowledge.





The following painting is another abstraction, trying to experiment with philosophical ideas and creating visual representations for them using shapes, forms, and implied gestures of abstract figures.



The following painting is an experimental painting, intended to tap into the subconscious mind, painting whatever colors, symbols, figures, or forms that derive through the chance while exploring memories from moments with a friend.





The following painting was one created in the Spring of 2009 and completed in the Fall of 2009. It was a combination of intentions to use linear perspective to emphasize the dramatics of the emotion, confess a personal statement, and combine these intentions into a self-portrait. The Triangular shape is abstract representation of the letter "A", starting off the confession: "A voice in me screams Get over it! There is no need for you to be 'that' sensitive."







This next piece is titled "When Mother Gets Involved". It is a deadpan self-portrait, symbolic of the seriousness of an inner self-realization. The statement, "How does it feel to have everyone love you," is a comment said to me by my mother. The quote was derived out of a conversation about a complicated, friendship-related dilemma, where I was confiding in my her.

The Skylight

A new painting completed, concentrating on the drama of space and lighting in this composition. The pictures aren't the best but I think you can gather the idea from them about the intention.

Watercolor Studio I Fall 2008

These paintings are a series from my Fall 2008 Watercolor Studio I. The theme centers around the gay contemporary culture and the cultures of one's familiar home-life/up-bringing.

The first Piece is titled "Mending". It is an abstract piece that was inspired from a poem about watching the heart mend from failed relationships. (Details Included)

The second painting is titled "Prude." The piece focuses on uncomfortable feelings derived from talking about sex in groups of friends. The discomfort links to the way one is traditionally raised not to speak openly about sex in front of others. (Details Included)

The third piece is Untitled. It was an experimental piece created to practice my watercolor skills. (Details Included)

Early Feild Tunnel Book

For my early field class we were required to create a tunnel book sculpture that reflected our experiences from in the field. I had chosen to do a performing arts piece, creating a video for the project. The following is the artist statement submitted with my work:

Welcome to the World

When reflecting in my journals about my field experiences my primary focus centered on my management of the students’ behavior. Of all the challenges an early field student faces with maintaining organization, having a strong basis of the lesson, projecting their voices, and performing as a professional, behavior management was by far the most difficult challenge.

During my teaching experience there were moments where I had to raise my voice to get the student’s attentions. Nothing makes me feel guiltier then when I feel I’ve lost my temper or have lacked compassion for others. Although these moments are not my preferred behavior management technique, at times they seemed necessary but it is not something I wish to continue practicing.

My tunnel book sculpture is a dramatized reenactment of some of my most important experiences and discoveries from the field. The film explores tunnel/portals representing the different dimensions of the student and teacher experiences of behavior challenges. Title pages appear throughout the film with insights into the experience. My tunnel book sculpture is a performance piece to demonstrate my beliefs and ideas about behavior management.