The inspiration for this piece started with the idea that I wanted to incorporate spray paint in someway. As you can see the red “X’s” are where that came into play. As for the rest of the piece, I wanted to use colors that would compliment the red but also keep the color palette to a minimum. This was one of my first pieces to apply paint using a palette knife, which I found to create pleasing textures.
Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas (16x20”/12x20”)
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest brings many advantages, including being enveloped by green nature everywhere you look. With Wandering, I tried to capture a sense of that, with a mix of my abstract take. I tried to play with the relation between straight lines and curves in this piece, reflecting the many shapes we find in nature.
Acrylic on Canvas (16x20”/12x20”)
My goal for Continuum was to create an aesthetically pleasing visual experience with gradual blends of color, while exploring different ways to implement negative space into the painting. The two horizontal white lines are still some of my favorite features of all my work.
Acrylic on Canvas (16x20”/12x20”)
After taking a long break of not painting, I returned after many years and Exploratory was my first piece “back in the game.” It is unlike any of the other art I have thus far created, as it is painted on custom cut/sanded wood blocks. I did not limit myself to a color palette, which explains the mass amount of color.
Acrylic on Custom Wood Panels (7x9”/7x13”)
If you couldn’t already guess from the name and color scheme, Vice was inspired by “Miami Vice.” Although I have never seen the TV series, the colors were something that connected with me for the fact of how well they compliment each other. Working on this was an absolute joy and I sense this color combo will be making an appearance again.
Acrylic on Canvas (16x20”/12x20”)
A welcome detour from my typical abstract work, Geometric brings a totally different vibe with it, we call that vibe precision. Everything about this painting was calculated meticulously, and the countless hours that went into creating it definitely shows. I wanted to create undeniable straight shapes and then focus on using a limited selection of colors, then mix them to achieve the final 51.
Acrylic on Birch Wood Panel (18x24x1.5”)
Acrylic on Canvas (3 - 12x12”)
Acrylic on Birch Wood Panel (12x12x7/8”)
Acrylic on Birch Wood Panel (12x12x7/8”)
Acrylic on Birch Wood Panel (16x16x7/8”)
Acrylic on Canvas (3 - 12x20”)
Acrylic on Birch Wood Panel (12x12x7/8”)
Acrylic on Birch Wood Panel (10x10x7/8”)
The inspiration for German Breath should be pretty obvious not only because of the name but the color palette as well. The name for this piece arouse only after watching footage of the completed project, where upon further inspection the canvas was almost “breathing” as the paint brush made contact each and every time. This was the first piece to be accompanied by a video edit, something I will be doing more of because of how well I think this turned out.
Acrylic on Canvas (48x60”)
Acrylic on Birch Wood Panel (12x12x7/8”)
Acrylic on Birch Wood Panel (10x10x7/8”) with custom shadow box
