"Homesick" - panel one, representational
24" x 30", cardboard, acrylic paint, gel medium
"Homesick" - panel two, abstract
24" x 30", cardboard, acrylic paint, gel medium
Preliminary sketch for "Homesick", gouache
The prompt that inspired "Homesick" was to pick a subject and pick a sub-category of that same subject. My subject was 'placement/displacement' and the sub-subject was 'homesick'.
In-class figure studies
Vine charcoal and acrylic paint on newsprint
"My Backyard at 1455 45th Avenue"
Diptych, 6' x 4' canvas panels, acrylic paint, gel medium
"My Backyard at 1455 45th Avenue" is a response to the prompt 'inside/outside'. I explore the idea that growing up, I felt a sense of being simultaneously always on the inside and always on the outside. Growing up in a multicultural family environment, I always felt that my features and traditions set me apart from everyone else. In the backyard, however, I controlled the environment and the boundaries, and I was able to create a space that was my own.
This project also focused on creating a language of personal narrative and personal symbolism
Detail from "My Backyard at 1455 45th Avenue"
Detail from "My Backyard at 1455 45th Avenue"
Detail from "My Backyard at 1455 45th Avenue"
In-class work - black and white figure collage
"Nancy in the Garden"
In-class/homework collage
Paper, acrylic paint
"Nancy in the Jungle"
In-class/homework collage
Paper, acrylic paint
Detail of "Nancy in the Jungle"
