intense

more bad pictures of stuff im working on. More intense poses.

bad pictures of bronze paintings

more studies!

think of this combined with the previous post. experimenting in such a small subtle way is awesome. why didnt i work like this before? Oh yeah, i was always confused. But no, get ready for the melding of this post and the previous post. BAM.

making panels, all day everyday

This is the direction im going in. The new panels i have made are a little bit smaller and more square. Will post more soon of even more current work. Just gotta get the camera working.

just a fraction of them

studies for my senior show.

oil on panel 12"x24"

acrylic on paper 10"x15"
design for screenprinting

Artist Statement

Unconventional relationships are the base of most of my interest within my body of work. The relationships that I study are very personal and become a confessional investigation. However, portraying these relationships through a visual language, I depict the characters or situations in an unspecific way that lets each piece become more universal. The interaction that people share on a personal level is exclusive and strange to every person.

Within my entire body of work that investigates relationships, I have a smaller series that specifically explores the relationships that I have with men. In starting this investigation, I took a lot of inspiration from Tracey Emin’s confessional art pieces. What made Emin’s art interesting was her bold willingness to expose extremely deep and personal experiences. My current series explores past sexual relationships I have experienced.

My concept is currently manifesting itself in a series of oil paintings on panel. Each panel is representative of each man I have had sexual relations with. However, the imagery on each panel is layered, nude self-portraits. I chose to paint myself in explicit positions that still reference back to female nudes in art history. I enjoy the juxtaposition between historical female sexuality and my sexuality in a contemporary, postmodern society. It harkens back to painters using prostitutes or having love affairs with their models. The layers in each painting create a juicy and bodily quality that makes a grotesque yet erotic depiction of my body.

I want these relationships to be depicted as something very flippant and matter of fact. These sexual relationships are a part of my personal history and become nothing but factual after they end.

studio practices and daily paintings.

incorporated feeling of black and bronze

diptych. each panel is 2'x2'. oil and metallic spray paint on panel.

all seen

This is a photo of my first painting of the semester. oil on canvas 2'x3'

daily paintings.

just a quick shot of a couple daily paintings from my 3rd painting 3 class this semester.

WHIPLASH

Group collaborative with my advanced sculpture class. There was also audio playing from 3 different speakers with 3 different playlists playing at the same time.

project 2

more life drawing stuff

advanced life drawing is over. top 18"x24", bottom something by 50" (fucking huge)

Thats so Baroque

took the shoes right off her feet

Here.

A photo of an installation i did for my sculpture 2 class. There were some audio clips too, but i dont know how to post those. whoops.

oh sweet nothing.

life drawing two.

skulls and people and heads galore. I like these the best i think.

ho man. new studio space.

Hello new space in the sculpture room. WHAT DO I DO WITH YOU?! You are so white and pristine and I am neither of those things. This class may turn out to be a disaster. Let's see if i can organize my thoughts long enough to stick with an idea.

Painting studio, you were easy. I just brought all of my paints in and started going at it.

i'm going to go ahead and explode.

see two faces?

shit. i dont think i like this at all. ive been working on it more. but sweet jesus, its not working for me.

i will love this love forever.

Watercolor study of a jenny saville painting. It was my first time with watercolors, took me like an hour.