A New Direction

What's up peeps? I know it's been a while, but I've seriously been contemplating my work and its contents. I've decided to take some new turns as far as media is concerned. My primary focus now is photography, but don't be surprised if you see some illustrations. Here's a recent picture that I took of my sister and brother. Enjoy!

1st superflat

Here's a superflat portrait that I finally finished of my little sister. I started out wanting to do it as a realist piece, but I've recently had the urge to do street art. You will notice some texture in the hair, primarily because I painted the hair in oils. However, the rest of the painting is acrylic. I chose to paint it in purple because at the time it was her favorite color. Please forgive the exposure on the picture. My camera was acting funny.

Georgia O'Keefe

Each year at Teen Art Academy, we are required to do reports on artists from the post-impressionist era. Part of the report is reproducing a piece from the artist. One year I chose to do a report on Georgia O'Keefe. The piece that I chose to reproduce is called "Red Poppy" which was originally done on canvas with oil paint. My copy, however, is acrylic paint on canvas. I think this is one of the best pieces I've ever done, as far as technique is concerned.

BEP Messenger Bag

Here's another pop-art project that I've created inspired by the Black Eyed Peas. I did this project in the A@W program that I talked about in the "About Me" section. The bag that I painted on was donated by a local designer in Atlanta. After gesso was applied to the bag, I transferred my design and painted it with acrylic paint. Surprisingly, it only took a day for me to complete(excluding the design process). It was even told to me that my bag was one of the designer's favorites.

BEP Mailbox

Here's a mailbox that I designed inspired by the Black Eyed Peas. The symbols on the side derived from some album covers that the band has i.e., Elephunk, Monkey Business, and The E.N.D. The pea cutout has a Black Eyed Peas silhouette on it. The overall mailbox theme was pop-art, hence the repetitive pattern of peas on the back and the bright colors. My favorite part of the entire mailbox is the slogan on the front.

Skate Deck

This skate deck was a project that I did in an art program. The theme for the session was pop art. To this day I still don't really understand what that is. Anyway, I went through what seemed like tons of designs for my deck. The instructors and I finally agreed on the one in the photo. The reason behind the deck is simple. Most of the shoes that women wear today are pretty, pricey, but dangerous.

The Clock

I participated in the IKEA/G-Capp Benefit in 2009. I took a 24x36 sheet of plywood and drilled out the details with a power drill. Afterwards, it was painted with acrylic paint. I made the clock in 1 week. When my parents got to the benefit ( I couldn't go because I was a minor and they were sering alcoholic beverages) they noticed that I was the only student artist, and I was one of the few artists to be in the Live Auction with the celebs. A lawyer ended up buying my clock for $700. Plus, I got a shout out on Frank Ski's radio Show. I guess they liked my clock.