Completion

My portfolio has been fully submitted to Wichita State University! It feels like an incredible relief, but I am still plagued with a need to make more work. It is one of the best feelings I have felt in a long time! Here are some other images that were sent, I know that some have been on the blog before, but non-the-less....

"Appropriate Interaction" 10"x22" Acrylic and Ink on Canvas

"We Found It" 10"x22" Acrylic and Ink on Canvas

"It Is Time" 20"x30" Acrylic on Illustration Board

"Navigation" 11"x14" Acrylic and Ink on Canvas I am quite sure I will either go back into some of these or I will ignore them and never look back. Either way, it is done and I am pretty pleased!

Portion of Grad School App Portfolio

I have some new photos of my work for ya'll! They are being created for my graduate school application portfolio. I have learned a lot about my work in the short time frame these were created. It really has been a grueling and wonderful experience!

"In This Present Situation" -Acrylic on Canvas 36" x 36"

"Overlooking Destiny" -Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 48"

"Comprehension" -Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 30"

The Birth of a New Painting

So I just finished another painting. I actually took some process shots on this one, although I skipped a few major steps. But here is a bit of the process below.


So you may remember the "Rainbow Puke" start, well this is the base for the rest of the painting. Generally it took me a while to figure out how to fix it. The fix was as follows: a thin coat of white gesso. All that remained was some pink permeating through the gesso. (Sorry no process shot)


After the gesso dried I drizzled some yellow on it. Yellow is one of my go to colors, especially in the beginning, as it is rather neutral in its own loud way. I then started to take some new colors in, discovering shapes and forms.


Here I am simply letting the painting and the medium speak. I am discovering shapes and forms and space intuitively.


"Integration" - Ink and Acrylic on Canvas 11" x 14"
And here is the final image. I spend quite a while letting the painting dictate what needs to be discovered. I also try to let the colors do the discovery. It was in this work that I really seemed to discover a method for working. I seem to reference nature and landscape more than I realized, balanced by an intuitive discovery of the the work through its development and my medium.

Paintings in Progress

Nothing much, just some paintings in progress. One is very mono colored, and the other is like rainbow puke.

Paintings in Progress

The following are two pieces I recently started. I was simply trying to get myself to paint again. I am really pleased for the most part with these pieces, even though I feel they are not quite finished. As always forgive the poor quality images. You have no idea how crippled an artist is without photoshop and poor lighting... pity.


"Blooms of Midnight (Temp name)" Ink and Acrylic on Canvas 10"x24"


"Sunrise (Temp name)" Ink and Acrylic on Canvas 10"x24" (The names of these pieces have changed and their sizes updated on a later post.)

Yet More Paintings

Well, I have a couple of more paintings to post. They aren't completed yet, but I was so excited about them, I couldn't wait. They were made using the PRR theory I have been working on lately, and I couldn't be more pumped!



This piece is temporarily called, "Deeper than Before." It is about 20X30 Acrylic on Cresent Illustration Board.



Temporarily called, "As We Carefully Meld." It is about 20X30 in Acrylic on Cresent Illustration Board.

I am most thrilled about these pieces, as they are composed with the PRR theory that I have been working on, but while also developing my desires of exploring the energy behind the original scenes.

A few images

Hey Ya'll! So it has been a very long time since my last post, and I do have some images for you. My artwork has gone on a quick hiatus as I am working to finish the set and lighting project for a high school theater production. Images to come!



This piece is temporarily called, "Conerstone Thought". I have to take a while to name my work as the name is very crucial to giving the viewer a bit of perspective, so often times, works are given temporary names till their true nature is discovered. The piece is about 10X15 inches, made with acrylic on hot press Arches watercolor paper.



"Proceeding Towards" is about 24X36 inches,made with acrylic on hot press Arches watercolor paper. I am currently not completely satisfied with this piece, and will be going back into it, but of course all my work suffers that same fate.

I am almost ready to move into my studio, as it is soon to be emptied of its other storage contents. My current projects include (but not limited to): 1)
Insurrection, a graphic novel based on a screenplay by my brother in law. 2) The set and lighting for Murder in the Heir, a high school production. 3) Of course my work in general (really right now I am gathering sketches from my hikes to begin my process) 4) and finally, moving into my studio, and really digging in! Hope you all have a wonderful day and best of wishes to all!