Students use one point perspective to develop a drawing from observation in a space, graphite on paper, 18x24 inches, Drawing I, 2019
Students explore printing textures using the CMYK palette and add painted elements on top, then students scan their finished pieces to convert into RGB and compare, ink and acrylic on heavyweight paper, 14 x 11 inches, Color, 2018
Students use two point perspective to develop a drawing from observation in a space, graphite on paper, 18x24 inches, Drawing I, 2019
Students find value through shifts in temperature and learn to mix neutrals, acrylic on canvas board, 11x14, Painting I, 2017
Students use perspective and scale to combine two still-life objects from observation, micron pen and graphite, 14x20 inches, Drawing from Observation, 2018
Students paint four still life elements that symbolize the four seasons and implement backgrounds that best represent the colors most seen in nature at each time of the year, acrylic on canvas, 4 panels each 12x12 inches, Color, 2018
Students observe and draw their own hand in a sequenced design of American Sign Language letters to spell a word and imply its meaning through rendering, graphite and charcoal on paper, 24x18 inches, Drawing from Observation, 2018
Students measure facial proportions from observation and develop values, Prismacolor pencils and conte on paper, 18x24, 2D Fundamentals, 2017
Students explore cropping options and compositional strategies before using value, limited color, and measured alignments to create a full value drawing from observation on toned paper; prismacolor pencils; 16x20 inches; Drawing from Observation, 2019
Students use Emanuel Leutze’s painting as a reference for spacing and then they draw a model in the 12 different poses working on scale, overlap, and value relationships, charcoal on paper, 24 x 18 inches, Figure Drawing, 2019
Students create a range of different valued papers with ink and then collage those values in small pieces to correspond with the planes of their own face from observation (using a mirror), ink and collage, 9x12 inches, Drawing I, 2016
Students paint a still life of complementary-colored objects from observation and look for intersections
of the complements in temperature and value shifts, acrylic on canvas board, 14x11 inches, Painting I, 2017
Students draw the same portrait pose in two different variations, alternating to work through proportions and scale relationships using context and including value, charcoal on paper, 18x24 inches drawings, Drawing I, 2018
Students start with a word drawing/design which is used to make ink prints from linoleum blocks and is then worked back into using other media, linoleum ink print with watercolor and charcoal , 24x18 inches, 2D Fundamentals, 2018
Students start with a toned surface and develop a full-body self portrait narrative based on their own reference imagery, charcoal on paper, 18x24 inches, Figure Drawing, 2017
Students research an artist and recreate that artist’s self-portrait with an image of themselves, oil on canvas, 24x18 inches, 2D Fundamentals, 2017
Students choose a single object to draw from observation and crop in 9 different ways to focus on abstraction techniques, developing values, and composite composition design, charcoal on paper, 18x24 inches, Drawing I, 2018
Students work from observation, photography, and a chosen pattern so that their composition uses both mimetic and abstract methods to create a cohesive narrative, acrylic on canvas, 16x20 inches, Painting I, 2018
Students draw a sequence of figure gestures with progressively longer time with attention to detail and values emphasized on the final figure, conté on brown paper, 18x24 inches, 2D Fundamentals, 2016
Vitruvian Man Group Project, students work individually and as a group to grid and copy two sections of a larger image and then develop a personal concept of identity beyond the reference of their own body, acrylic on canvas, 22 8x10 canvases, Painting I, 2017
Figure Animation, students create an animation comprised of a collection of 50 in-class gesture drawings done in a sequence, iMovie, Figure Drawing, 2017
William Kentridge style animation, students create an animation comprised of a collection of 50 in-class gesture drawings done in a sequence, iMovie, Figure Drawing, 2019
William Kentridge Style Animation, students create an animation comprised of a collection of 50 images of a changing drawing as one element moves through the space, iMovie, 2019
William Kentridge Style Animation, students create an animation comprised of a collection of 50 images of a changing drawing as one element moves through the space, iMovie, 2019
A short narrative film with no dialogue, 2D Fundamentals, 2020