Fruits & Veggies

My good friend Liz Lemon just purchased a house. So, I was commissioned to do a series of canvases to adorn the hallway leading to her kitchen. I was inspired by an amazing, high-contrast photo of an artichoke on a black background. So I decided to paint some fruits & veggies for her. I can't say that I was too happy with the results on these. I wish I had spent more time on the details, and I would have loved to use more textures in the background. But at lease my client was happy.









Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

The Chair

This was another piece I did that got me some attention. I think it was just because it was on a chair. It was a very fun project though. I completely refurbished the chair, sanded it down and heavily lacquered it in red. The chair now rests in my parents guest room, and is a favorite of my Mom's.






Medium: Acrylic on Wood & Fabric

Water-Colored Win

This piece I created with water color. When I made it, I worked on this cheap sketch paper and I was just messing around, never expecting to get a finished product. Well, what you see is actually what bled through the paper, so it's the reverse of what I painted. This was actually a winner at my towns Student Art Exhibition, and was in a gallery for a period of time.



Subject: Sarah
Medium: Water Color

The Ladies II

Just a couple more from my series of women. There are more that went along with this theme, but are in color, or such a different medium that I'm going to upload them separately. The portrait of Lauryn Hill did not scan in very well. It is taken from a slide because the original was stolen from me. I just don't like how fuzzy and blotched the scan is.



Subject: Fiona
Medium: Ink



Subject: Lauryn
Medium: Pencil



Subject: Sarah
Medium: White Pencil on Black

The Ladies

So in High school for AP Art we had to create a unified portfolio. All the pieces, despite the medium had to have a common theme. Mine was portraiture, more specifically female portraits. I've uploaded some of my slides. There are a number of drawings I did for friends, that I never even got a scan of. I need to track them down sometime.

Subject: Claire Danes
Medium: Pencil

Subject: Fiona Apple
Medium: Pencil

Subject: Jewel
Medium: Pencil