Atlanta, ID
Acrylic paint
15 by 17 inches
The kitchen of my family friends’ Dan and Odell is one of the most beautiful, moody, cozy spaces I know. The light changes the mood of the kitchen throughout the day, and this painting captures the feeling of 8 pm in July, just before dinner is served, the glassware still drying on the rack. I created depth by adjusting the level of detail I included with blurred greens outside and fine highlights on the objects inside. I paid attention to the aged window and the frosting of the glass and the contrast created by where the window light shone.
Mom Van
Oil paint
13 by 16.5 inches
My family bought a maroon dodge caravan to drive a month long road trip across 25 states to Nova Scotia when I was six. I became very attached to the car and still am as it holds up on my camping trips and driving around all my friends. When I chose the reference photos to paint a car window, I was sure I wouldn’t be able to create a piece that was coherent because of the many things going on visually in the photos. I focused on layers of fuzzy background, lights, and detailed water to make the whole idea come together and was pleasantly surprised by the outcome.
Sun Valley
Acrylic Paint
I spend weekends every year with friends in Sun Valley, and their house is filled with beautiful windows. The shower window caught my eye last winter with the snow and dusk light outside creating blue and white hues. I painted this square by square, each abstract on its own, but readable and cohesive as a whole. After a few squares I developed a process for painting: a filled in the background, applied lighter blue pools of paint, dark definition, and then white highlights. The cool blues and and grayscale set a melancholy, calm mood- mirroring that of an evening shower, maybe after a day skiing.
CABI window
Marker and Pen
20 by 30
I drew the beautiful stained glass windows at my synagogue because I am always amazed by the way the colors of the glass seem to change depending on time of day. When I sit in morning services, the light streams through and in the evening services when I turn to the door, a faint glow from the setting sun illuminates the walls nearby. I created value by layering marker ink and I created texture by emulating the swirly and grainy patterns in certain types of glass.
Map of Idaho
20 by 30
Ink
This map of Idaho depicts the state through symbols recognizable to Idahoans, and personal symbols that remind me of Idaho. The Canoe and the Fish symbolize the many gorgeous lakes and rivers in Idaho, where I learned to fish and kayak. I drew the fish right up to the state lines to cement the theme of the state and the symbols converging as one. The gems within the dreamcatcher symbolize the history of mining in the "Gem State" as well as the history of the Native inhabitants of the land, the Nez Perce, Shoshone, Bannock, and many other tribes. I used detailed line work and contrast to illustrate the many tiny pieces that make Idaho the home that it is.
The Roost
12 in by 16 in
Oil Paint
My second piece in my window concentration is in the sun room of the roost, an affectionately named house of a close family friend's in Trinidad California. I used earth tones and cool colors to create a calm, almost nostalgic mood. I created repetition with multiple sets of recurring objects: window panes, trees, indoor plants, and books. This painting shows the coziness of the roost indoors with its worn books and mugs of tea coupled with the wide expanse of sky, earth and sea just outside, beckoning the viewer to go out and see for themselves.
Antelope on Denim
Size: 6 in by 5.5 in
Embroidery floss
This antelope on the back of my favorite denim jacket was time intensive as it was hand sewn, but the slow steady process added to the value it holds for me. I was inspired by vintage sports jackets with embroidered animals, so I chose an Antelope- graceful and strong, with more endurance than its predators- an animal that is kind but stands its ground in the animal kingdom. I saw the antelope as a symbol for femininity and strength, the perfect emblem on a cool jacket. I sewed with the grain of the fur as it appears on the animal to add a dimension of texture along with the accurate color scheme.
Shimokitazawa
Pen and Marker
14 by 18 inches
This drawing is made up from many reference photos i took in Japan the summer after 10th grade. I was obsessed with the beautiful plants, patterns, and trinkets I found all over the neighborhood, Shimokitazawa, with my uncle and best friend. I brought the organized man-made restaurant together with the vibrant plants by giving both the same linework and eye-catching colors.
Parigot
Pen and Marker
18 by 14 inches
For my concentration in AP Studio Art, I chose to focus on windows, as I find them endlessly fascinating and beautiful. For my first piece I drew a window that caught my eye in NYC- the Restaurant Perigot near little Italy. I replicated the bright blue stucco walls by making tiny marker strokes for texture and I created an organized messy feel through intense color and precise lines and shapes. My style in this is an attempt at illustrative qualities, especially with the mixed perspectives in the white table, the slanted window, and reflections in the glass. I drew in this style to challenge my usual realistic, proportioned, horizon lined tendencies.
Women
Newspaper, Cardboard, Crepe Paper, Tape, Ink, String, Watercolor
Size: figures ranging from 8 in by 13 in to 10 in by 14 in
September 2017
As an exercise in stretching my creative ability I made 3 women in similar style using many medias, each applied in a way that highlights the figures features and the media's uniqueness. I painted with watercolor using visible brushstrokes to enhance the textural feel of the other elements. I applied the highly pigmented quality of the crepe paper in the clothing to create contrast with the blended faces. I made the eyebrows distinct and bright with white masking tape to accentuate a feature of women that is trendy and beautiful without being sexualized, which is rare and powerful. I used white string to create contour lines and interest. I constructed the hair for each woman as accurately as possible for her respective ethnicity and I put great care into the texture and style with the newspaper.