Retain My Shape
Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Birch Wood Panel
We are always confronted with the vision of ourselves that someone else has created. It is up to us to keep our shape and version of ourselves that we know to be true.
20”
There Is Always A Lesson In Blue
Oil on Birch wood Panel
20"
Simplicity always grounds me. In this piece I am exploring the strength in stillness and quiet. Blue always brings me to a place of serenity and balance.
The Pursuit of Equality
Rust and Acrylic on Birch wood Panel
24”
The rust represents the black and brown lives. The copper, gold, and bronze lines represent the reach and determination we have, to attain equality and a better life. The right, white side of the panel, represents the majority. The white, flesh tone, and gray lines represent their upward movement and the lines that cross over the others, represent the lengths they will take to protect their status, even at the expense of themselves.
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Conjuring A Constellation
Acrylic, Copper, Oil Pastel, Rust, and Watercolor on Arches Cold Pressed Paper, on a Vinyl Record.
12”
This piece was sold at an auction to benefit the McNay Museum in San Antonio, Texas.
July 18 Study
Acrylic on Birch Wood Panel
12”
An Interpretation Of Fall
Acrylic and Rust on Birchwood Panel
12”
Sharp and Precise
Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Birchwood Panel
12”
Available for purchase.
Texture Of MisCommunication
Gold Leaf, Oil, Oil Pastel, Silver Leaf, on Canvas
20"
I created a rough texture to symbolize what we feel when we are not being heard. I used bright colors, because I believe that if we see the same miscommunication from a place of empathy, we can be lead to a place of understanding.
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Brilliantly Jaded
Oil and Oil Pastel on Canvas
20"
I've always heard people say, "Don't become Jaded." But, I've grown to believe that being Jaded doesn't have to be a bad thing. Without growth and awareness of the world, you would continue to make the same mistakes. So being "Brilliantly Jaded" is an outcome of the hardships that I've faced.
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20th of Fifth
Oil on Canvas
12"
Available for purchase.
Pieces Of The Ocean
Oil & Silver Leaf On Canvas
70x20"
Pieces Of The Ocean (Detail)
Naive
Oil and Oil Pastel on Birch wood Panel
16x19"
Available for purchase.
A View Of The Inside
Oil, Oil Pastel on Canvas
16x19”
This is a self portrait. This is how I envision myself on the inside.
Available for purchase.
Its Coarse On The Inside Sometimes
Oil and Oil Pastel On Canvas
16x19"
This another self portrait. This represents those times when you feel you've hit a rough patch and it begins to take a toll.
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Under
Oil On Canvas
20x24"
Based on a fable by Aesop titled, "The Cat Maiden". It focuses on nature vs nurture. A cat fell in love with a young man, and asked Venus to change her into a woman. Venus consented. The young man saw her and loved her, and took her home as his bride. While the two were in their chamber, Venus wished to discover if the Cat also altered her habits in life, she unleashed a mouse in the room. The Cat, started up from the couch and pursued the mouse, Venus was disappointed and returned the Maiden to her former shape.
Available for purchase.
Gilded Silence
Oil and Gold Leaf on Canvas
24x30"
Available for purchase.
Should've Said No
Oil and Gold Leaf on Canvas
30x30"
The Battle Ensues
Gold Leaf and Oil on Canvas
30x30"
The piece represents nature vs nurture. We fight against what we were taught, in opposition to what be believe to be true through learned life experiences.
Hindsight
Oil, Oil Pastel, Gold Leaf, and Silver Leaf On Canvas
20"
This piece represents how we see events after they have occurred. We tend to have all the answers and are able to carefully place everything in order.
Midst
Oil On Canvas
30x30"
Which Lives Matter
Oil on Birchwood Panel
16x19"
This piece represents black lives, white lives, and the police . Begging the question of which life is more important? or “Are they all equal?.
Black and Blue
Oil and Rust on Canvas
Triptych 72x36”
