Burnt Irises
Charcoal on Paper
2010
Very old Drawing I homework that I happen to like a lot. In retrospect, lighting right behind the objects probably wasn’t the best thing for my eyes, but I got some nice dark shadows and deep contrast to show for it.
Surging Dragon
Watercolor, Ink, & Goache’ on Watercolor Paper
2011
One of my favorites from last year. Done around the same time as my Flame Spirit
piece, they are a pair, as well as two different manifestations of the same entity in my upcoming comic book.
Oshun Concept 1
Watercolor, Ink, and Goache’ on Watercolor Paper
2011
This is one of my first concept illustrations like…EVER. This is one of the first designs for Oshun Ori, the main character of my very in development comic book. She’s changed a lot since I’ve done this. She’ll probably change a lot more from now until I’m ready to release my comic.
Interestingly enough, It was done as part of my painting II final. An obvious sign that me and traditional painting needed a break. But me and illustration were getting along just fine.
There Is No Spoon
Digital Illustration
2012
Movie Poster I did for my digital illustration class. I’m still pretty green with photoshop painting cause I don’t practice enough to be honest. Thats something I intend to work on this summer.
This Is Me
Acrylic, oil, Molding Paste, Gloss Gel, Shellac, Paper, and Ink on Canvas
2011
This was my final for Elements of Visual Thinking Freshman year. A 4x5 mixed media piece that I had a lot of fun working on. I usually work with a bunch of realistic symbols somewhat hidden in abstractions when I decide to go abstract which somewhat defeats the purpose. My professor and mentor Fletcher Mackey had been trying to get me to stop teetering on the edge of Realism and Abstraction and jump into one. So I did. This piece is just a celebration of process, color and mediums.
Beautiful Figure Study (2nd year)
Charcoal and Conte Crayon on Paper
2011
I’m not gonna lie, I love drawing beautiful women. When you draw or paint a model for an extensive period of time, they become an object; especially in art school. But sometimes you just can’t ignore their humanity. Anyway, this is a very pretty model I drew in class towards the end of the semester.
Energy Never Dies
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
2010
And I don’t really know what that means for me. I remember talking to a former roommate about the possibility that because of genetics, circumstance and lifestyle, we might both inevitably be crazy. At first the thought used to terrify me but now not so much. Cause ya know what? Shit happens. Crazy people happen! So I’m not gonna worry, or obsess or smoke less weed. If I’m crazy then fuck it, I’m crazy. Give me the meds! Throw me in the padded cell! Just keep the straight-jacket and let me keep my brushes, and my inks, and my watercolors, and my sketchbooks and drawing pads. My pens, pencils, erasers and my Ipod. Just let me keep creating. Let my life continue to have purpose. Let me keep making art to visually preserve my “distorted” view of the world so that someday, someone could appreciate it as the workings of a genius perceived as a madman in his time. I would hope it would inspire someone to think, to question the very fabric of the reality I’ve lost. And maybe those questions will begat answers that bring us ever closer to enlightenment.
Fate chooses our nature. Our nature is the basis upon which we make our choices. Our choices reveal our destinies. Our destinies, shape our WORLD.
Portrait of Apathy
Charcoal on Paper
2010
My Art, My Thoughts. My Mind. Your Portal.
