Art Portfolio

( Click on photo to enlarge )

Mapping statistics using color theory

Final execution of transparent shape concept, chiaroscuro pulls the figure out from the background

Exploring the combination of vibrant hues amidst a monochromatic color scheme

2H and 2B graphite pencils, shoelace, hot-melt glue

Cross-hatching to evoke emergence/disappearance, exploiting the graphic weight of the shoelace

Vine charcoal, compress charcoal, acrylic paint

Abstracting protest banners, merging figure with background, text reduced to shape and gesture

India ink wash, brush pen

Manipulation of positive and negative space, creation of a void, constructing a portrait

Vine charcoal, compress charcoal, charcoal pencil, white charcoal, kneaded eraser

Evoking visual weight through tone and movement through careful composition of forms

Neutral and warm graphic markers, shoelaces

Juxtaposition of smooth gradient and stark contrast, contouring and creating value with shoelaces

Micron pens, brush pens

Employing micrography as a hatching technique and sculpting the negative paper space

Micron pens

Creation of melancholic tone with blue/purple palette, hatching with “inclusion” and “imbalance”

Graphite, felt tip pens

Experimenting with overlap on portraits, testing symbolic and visual effects with color and shape

Graphite, felt-tip pen, graphic markers

Study in creating visual weight through pose and rendering, experiments with line, hatching, and value

micron pens, acrylic paint, construction paper

Employing micrography techniques, varying density/color to create subtle tonal shifts, wrote empowering words

Acrylic paint

Deploying text both loosely and precisely, defining sharp edges with subtle gradients

Acrylic paint, white paint pen

Controlling density of text and alternating between words as writing medium and as surface