clothed figure model tangent, fall 2008

i took a lot of liberties with the model from class! 

clothed figure drawing, soft pastel and charcoal, 2008

both of these were done fall 2008.

the mime, oil 2008

i finished this piece in the spring of 2008. thank you to owen for posing as a mime!

black friday, gouache, fall 2008

mock cover for the new yorker based on one of our biggest shopping days of the year.

scylla in gouache, fall 2008

"Out from her body grew serpents and fierce dogs' heads" - Glaucus and Scylla 

(Greek Mythology, Edith Hamilton)

more pen and ink, fall 2008

i had a lot of fun experimenting with textures in this piece.

this one was based on a trip to kualoa ranch in hawaii. i actually got to ride an atv through the valley where they filmed jurassic park and lost.

silhouette animals in pen and ink, fall 2008

the goal of this  assignment was to create one object, use it's silhouette (which could be rotated), and create other objects relating to the first one. my theme was animals.

portrait of justine

i completed this portrait spring 2007. thanks justine for posing for me!

more still lifes

a few more still lifes from fall 2006.

still life from fall 2007

 here are some of my very first paintings ever from my still-life class, fall 2007.

i found this blue bottle in someone's recycling bin and just had to use it.

I liked the onions, but the bowl turned out looking warped.

as you can tell, i really like that blue bottle!