I created this piece originally as a background for an animation. I wanted to push and simplify the colors of a sunset as well as work in bringing depth and subtle textures to the piece.
Oftentimes, the mundane gives us an incredible and overwhelming sense of joy to be alive. This piece, inspired by “The Orange” by Wendy Cope, illustrates how an object such as an orange can have a profound impact on the outlook of your life.…
I remember feeling overwhelmed with emotions as I viewed the city from the top of City Hall in Kansas City, it was so incredibly different from this far up, so peaceful and quiet. Walking around the observation deck, I could see the city in all of…
It depicts a bear climbing out of a tent, using the visual of this unlikely situation to communicate that animals need to be left alone so that they remain without interference from humans./This was created in my Viscom 204 class last semester, where…
This is one of the pieces that is part of my "tri"-collection of portraits of my younger self. Aside from the three portraits being my younger self, they signify the importance of being little and who I was to myself: kind, innocent, and careless. I…
This is a drawing of Ragnar Lothbrok, it is made from graphite. I chose this particular drawing because I love the tv show. In my drawings I like to capture the likeness of my subjects to the best of my abilities.
When directly translated, kīpuka means “variation or change of form” in Hawaiian. In geology it refers to an area of land that has been surrounded by lava flows, whether it was due to slanted hills that cause two lava flows to meet again at the…
The changing of the seasons transformed my landscape drastically, but I always remembered the golden leaves warmed by the final rays of the sun at midday. Working at the banks was peaceful and I wanted to capture my hidden autumn wonderland.