Drawing
"Shared Support" 2024
​Charcoal on paper, 18x24"
This portrait was created using an additive and subtractive method. This piece is part of a diptych called Traditional Values in which I compared my future with my boyfriend to my memories with my grandmother through symbolic portraiture of our hands.
"Helen's Hands" 2024
​Charcoal on paper, 18x24"
This portrait was created using an additive and subtractive method. This piece was created in memoriam for my grandmother, Helen, the week of her passing. Due to her Rheumatoid Arthritis, her hands are as recognizable as any traditional portrait. It is the other half of the Traditional Values pair.
"Nude 2018"
​Charcoal on paper, 18x24"
"Nude 2018" is a large scale drawing completed in anatomy class. This hour long session represents the challege of creating under a definitive deadline, while viewing a live subject.
"Pastel Mountains" 2021
Oil Pastel on paper, 16x20"
The detail in this piece was achieved through a sgraffito technique of scratching through layers of pastel to reveal those colors underneath and was an experiment to acieve these textures.
"45th Street" 2017
Charcoal on Paper, 18x24"
This piece is a memento of both the drawing class in which it was created, and the locale of my education as it depicts the ODU campus parking garage on 45th Street.
"German Puppy" 2019
​Graphite on Paper, 8x10"
This adorable puppy was one of the first commissions I did and is a pivotal piece in my artistic portfolio.
"Colorful Music" 2017
​Colored Pencil on Paper, 18x24"
This large-scale colored pencil drawing highlights the community of the drawing class as each of us brought in a different object to construct this collaborative piece.
"Modern Memento Mori" 2017
​Charcoal on paper, 18x24"
This large-scale piece reflects on the historical narrative of the memento mori "remember death" trope, and reevaluates it with modern patterns and amenities.
"Charcoal Self-Portrait" 2017
​Charcoal on paper, 18x24"
This self-portrait was created using an additive and subtractive method. This 2-day assignment reflects the challenge and rewarding nature of artmaking.
"Windblown" 2017
​Graphite on paper, 18x24"
"Windblown" creates a still moment within a chaotic environment. The hyper realistic detail and methodical texture draws the attention of the viewer and invites them to contemplate in this moment of reflection.