solo show

here are a few snapshots from my solo show, "Retrospections"!  for any locals (or not!) the show is hanging in The Gateway, at 1601 Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21217.  the show opened on november 18th, and will be open through december 9th, so make your way over in the next couple of weeks if you're able!

thesis #4

been trying to be as diverse as possible with my color palettes recently.  this one was definitely way out of my normal range, and regardless of how it came out i'm glad to have worked with it.  during my thesis review boards i was told this was a more "whimsical" direction to move towards, so i'm still pondering what the adjectives are that i really want my work to be.  all input is appreciated.  despite meticulous tweaking in photoshop, the colors are definitely not how they appear in person.  c'est la vie.  acrylic on canvas, 24x48 

thesis #3

another thesis piece!  this one is much more similar to the work i did last spring.  i've been trying to refine which forms i like using most, and now getting to really explore surface possibilities, as it makes all the difference.  i discovered a couple new glossy glazing mediums that really make this one glow in person, so that was ever so satisfying!  acrylic on canvas, 30x40in

commission!

here's a commission that i just delivered today!  it gave me a good excuse to visit everyone from my internship at MPA!  acrylic on canvas, 24x48

thesis #2

another thesis piece! this one also has a subtly glossy surface that makes it a little brighter in person.  acrylic on canvas, 30in x 40in

thesis #1

just finished up my first thesis piece!  the effects of the glossy finish that it has translate a little strangely in a photo, but it didn't reflect too badly.  another large one, it's 48x60in, acrylic on canvas

commission!

     
here's a commission that i just finished up! i really wanted to work on some subtlety with my larger paintings, since i usually am all for the lack of space. the colors are a little more vibrant sitting in a naturally lit room, the yellow and little spots of red shine a bit more, and like always i tweaked the photograph for too long and was never satisfied. but it'll do, and i really had a lot of fun with this one! acrylic on canvas, a little over 60in long

giant #2

so here's another one of my giants from the spring semester. i worked on it on and off for a few months being indecisive and am trying to decide if i think it's finished. about 70in horizontally. acrylic on canvas.

more obsessions

here's another one from my Obsessions class. not sure how i feel about it being so monochromatic, i might go back into it this summer, we'll see. acrylic on canvas, about 3 1/2ft wide

giant #1

here's one of my junior independent giants! i'm calling it finished as far as the semester goes, but i might come back to it in the future...it changed so many times in the last few months that i'm still not sure which version of it i liked best. hopefully i won't sound like a broken record when i say that it looks so much better in person. acrylic on canvas, about 70in long

due from february...

this was a little-ish painting i did for Junior Independent back in january/february, it was what prompted the rest of the bigger ones that i'll post in a bit. it's a little under 40in tall, acrylic on canvas

obsessions!

first larger painting for my Obsessions class! have updates to come from Junior Independent soon. click for better/larger view, 28x48 acrylic on canvas

color abstraction

last piece from my color abstraction class! really hoping my color calibration is behaving and portraying the right colors, thought it might still be a little washed out... acrylic on canvas, about 40in

color abstraction

here's another piece for color abstraction! after a drawing marathon of having to creating 40 abstract compositions in 2 hours, i based this one off of one of my favorites. acrylic on canvas, 30x48

systems abstraction

the premise of this project was to create and abstract a system for myself, from which this evolved. i tried to keep a balance between its chaos and organization, and working with so many layers was wonderful (though i wish the depth was more apparent in the photograph). acrylic on canvas, 40x40

baltimore buried

for one of my assignments we had to combine traditional painting with elements of a photo. i ended up painting almost the whole canvas, and only leaving photo elements in some areas in the trees since i wanted to teach myself more about realism in the rest of the painting. i definitely learned a ton of lessons from this project and really want to do more of it!

improv.

for my color abstraction class we did an assignment with improvisation using a dominant hue. this was mostly an experiment of techniques, and i definitely discovered some new methods that i'll continue to use! this one is a bit larger, around 40x48, acrylic on canvas. had a little difficulty getting the camera to justify the textures.

little color abstraction

here's one of four small abstract paintings i did for my color abstraction class. it was the most successful i think, but i'm going to keep working on the others to post later on. i really liked doing these a lot, and am really excited to start making bigger ones for the rest of the semester. acrylic on canvas, about 10x12