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Mama Bear
Colored pencils and acrylic
For the inspiration for this piece, I started by creating a collage of various magazine clippings of various plants and animals surrounding a profile of a woman. The imagery is symbolic of strength, femininity, and danger.
For the inspiration for this piece, I started by creating a collage of various magazine clippings of various plants and animals surrounding a profile of a woman. The imagery is symbolic of strength, femininity, and danger.
Acetylsalicylic Acid
Acrylic and pen, edited in Photoshop
To be placed in a pharmacist's laboratory or office, this wallpaper pattern was inspired by the drug Aspirin or Acetylsalicylic Acid. Bundles of Willow bark and branches represent the original derivative of the drug while the chemical equation is placed behind.
To be placed in a pharmacist's laboratory or office, this wallpaper pattern was inspired by the drug Aspirin or Acetylsalicylic Acid. Bundles of Willow bark and branches represent the original derivative of the drug while the chemical equation is placed behind.
Melon Magnification
Graphite and colored pencil
This still-life drawing demonstrates the magnification of a subject through the glass.
This still-life drawing demonstrates the magnification of a subject through the glass.
Bedroom View
Watercolor and colored pencils
Through direct observation of my bedroom view, I created this piece to study light, color, and depth in relation to various objects in a still-life setting.
Through direct observation of my bedroom view, I created this piece to study light, color, and depth in relation to various objects in a still-life setting.
Cross-Sectional Study: Summer Harvest
Acrylic on canvas
This painting of a small summer harvest allowed me to study the cross-section of a tomato as well as the lights and shadows of interacting vegetables.
This painting of a small summer harvest allowed me to study the cross-section of a tomato as well as the lights and shadows of interacting vegetables.
Euchirus longimanus
Pen on vellum paper
Euchirus longimanus is a scarab beetle native to Indonesia. This species can grow quite large, up to 65 mm, and is typically orange in color. They have the characteristic and obviously very large "antlers" used by the males for battle. This was drawn from observation of a specimen from a museum.
Euchirus longimanus is a scarab beetle native to Indonesia. This species can grow quite large, up to 65 mm, and is typically orange in color. They have the characteristic and obviously very large "antlers" used by the males for battle. This was drawn from observation of a specimen from a museum.
Right hand
Colored Pencil
Drawn from direct observation of my right hand, this illustration helped to improve my observational skills. Using many layers of colored pencils, I emulated the many tones and textures present in the skin.
Drawn from direct observation of my right hand, this illustration helped to improve my observational skills. Using many layers of colored pencils, I emulated the many tones and textures present in the skin.
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