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Completed a commission for a client today. Dare I say it may be my last commission (if not, for a while.)

Hi y’all! I thought I’d show some of my personal work from 2015-2018

Some if not most were free handed (because I’m stubborn and hate preliminary sketches lol) commissions, and class assignments.

I’m a technical dry media artist so my first strictly painting course was fairly challenging but very eye opening! I hope to learn how to paint better and do more in cultivating my craft here at RU😄

Writing Activity:

I’ll be speaking on my childhood home.

The history of this place is that it was built in the 1920’s and was owned by a Jewish family years prior to my family living there. The house is rather old fashioned with Maroon brick work, white paint job, and wine red window panes. It reflects the classic and rather dapper style of the fashion era that time. My childhood house was not as utilitarian in retrospect. The beautiful shrubbery and flower garden served as a sight for eyes to see, especially in the summer where my Grandmother would plant and watch her rosebuds bloom. The birds frequented the house as we had a birdhouse on the lawn and left water and seeds at times. Inside the foyer contained a fixture of plants that we’d water as well. The glass from the door and storm door created a kaleidoscope of colors that shone through onto the plants when the sun arose. It was truly a beautiful house. The plants were beautiful and gave a lot of personality to the foyer. I used to take pictures there and focus on my artwork as I opened the windows during the summer. I loved to hear the birds chirping and seeing my cat creep and jump onto the space between the plants to sit in the window. Her eyes were a mixture of gold, amber, and jade; she would purr and sniff the plants before biting into them (I was a bad cat mom because I would let her chew on them of no one saw.)

If someone were to walk into this house, they would immediately know it is a peaceful and religious house. When stepping into the foyer, it brings a piece of serenity hearing the chimes attached to the door and seeing the display of plants welcoming you before you step inside the living room. Once you enter, the room’s decor will catch your attention notably. There’s a large African painting to the side of the living room following a large 10X20 foot mirror. A fireplace that accompanies family photos with angel and bible fixtures. The couches are encased in plastic covering with a large floral rug underneath. You can tell an elderly religious woman lives here quite frankly!

Each room displays a different identity. When you enter my room it’ll give you the idea that a child lives there as there are stuffed animals surrounding the bed, along with framed drawings, bins full of sketchbooks and stationary tools, and a poster of Usher (he was my childhood crush.) In another room it’s much more mature, a lovely boudoir with a large mirror and queen size bed with the scent of Chanel °5 perfume filling the air while another holds a race car bed with multicolored large fan over it with basketball stars portraits plastered around. Each room holds dear memories and an exact window to everyone who resides there.

Final Product

The preliminary drawing of my reverse painting to symbolize entrapment.

(Most updated) work

For our next class we used our previous still lives more intently to create an illusion of space in remembrance of artist of Kurt Schwitters. I made 3 preliminary sketches then began the progress of my work.

Once a body of still lives were completed, the class worked together to compose a gallery-a collection of our shared work. We spent a class discussing with one another the way to navigate our artwork together.

For my next painting lesson, we began to learn about Total View and lateral installation. To learn in depth, the professor gave us a learning exercise comprised of timed painting with the intention of painting with intent, mapping out our subjects, and filling the composition. From my position I chose the side of the plant, the mirror adjacent to it, and began to focus on that for my entire project. I believe we spent a total of two to three classes working on timed still lives before progressing to the next step of our Total View theme!

My updated (semi final) portion of my Chiaroscuro painting

This is the updated (semi-final) portion of my Chiaroscuro painting project.

(Tardy for the party but ready to finish hearty)

This is the progress I’ve made for my Chiaroscuro project. My birdy is currently caged in at Rutgers but I’m very delighted on the process I’ve made so far with it.

My painting reflects Chiaroscuro as it contains rich tones, variations of lightness and darkness (I really enjoyed trying to emulate and work through creating bold contrasts) and the subject matter is reminiscent of time, life, and death. It took the projec very literally as I do have an affinity for morose and possibly morbid themes, particularly around animals, hence my selection of the bird. I hope to finish it someday.

Chiaroscuro is the use of light and dark to form strong contrasts in a body of work. It’s intention is to display a volume of a three dimensional. A manifestation of light and shadow to create an effect of drama and intensity.

Oil Painting in progress

For Thursday’s class, we learned about James Siena artistry. The use of repitition and line work based on familiarity to create an organic and unique piece is etched in Siena’s work.

I wanted to emulate the theme of a maze and trance-like piece so my work consists of two lines that repeat itself as it grows and eventually encompasses the entire surface. My rule was to have a continuous and repeating line that can vary in weight but once more repetitive. I also added an interesting rule in which I work from the inside out and create a cool to hot as it progressively grows.

Day 1: For the first day of Painting & Drawing Workshop, On Kawara was the artist of discussion. Kawara was a conceptual artist who lived in New York around 1965. I learned of his work and that the usage of time, shape, and color were key components to a Kawara piece. He would destroy an entire piece of it was not up to his liking and standard (I can personally relate to that) and spend up to 7+ hours on one piece. Coinciding his paintings with a news article, Kawara takes you on a visual narration of events; it’s as though you are being taken directly through a graphic journal in spite of Kawara not being present.

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