 “Handstand”
Oil and Acrylic on Posterboard
22 x 18
October 2006
A friend posed for this drawing. I first drew this with graphite, then applied an acrylic ground over the graphite. I completed the painting using oil paint glazes. This painting won 3rd place in Texas Congressional Art Competition in April 2007.
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"Palm Bark Butterfly"
This was made from a piece of a palm tree that had fallen onto a tennis court after a storm in Galveston, Texas circa. 2005 |
“Mountainscape”
Encaustic Wax on Wood
24 x 18
February 2008
This composition was created by combining different landscape elements from my memories of travel across the American West. I used bees wax colored with dry pigments. Then I further blended the colors on the wood using a heat gun.
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“The Gaze”
Acrylic on Canvas
20 x 16
April 2008
This painting was done from my imagination following several studies of eyes. The influence of Mexican color is attributed to a recent trip I took to that country.
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“Converse My Mind”
Graphic Design/Adobe Photoshop
5 x 7
December 2008
This is a study of the concentration of converse shoes based off an AP Art theme. I used original photos and Adobe photoshop .
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“Alcatraz”
Oil on Canvas
16 x 20
December 2007
This painting was done as an Impasto done following a trip to San Francisco’s Alcatraz island-prison. Focus on complementary colors and the feeling brought upon from the tour of the prison.
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“A Night in Venice”
Ink drawing/Adobe Photoshop
8.5 X 11
November 2007
This drawing was produced for a t-shirt design for Junior Semiformal Dance. Theme: A Night In Venice (Masquerade Ball). 200 t-shirts with this design were produced and sold. Influence from pictures of Venice, Italy.
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“St. Martins”
Oil on Canvas
16 x 24
December 2006
This painting of an Episcopal Church with gothic architecture located near my school was influenced by Monet’s series of paintings, The Façade Rouen Cathedral. This painting won 4th place in Texas Congressional Art Competition in April 2007.
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“Stardust”
Oil on Canvas
22 x 15
June 2007
Painting done from imagination following my grandfather’s cataract surgery. He described the sight of the moon as a “stardust” only days after his operation.
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“Brother”
Graphite on Paper
3 x 6
December 2006
Drawing done of my younger brother during his middle school football game.
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“Still Life”
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas Paper
June 2008
Studying painting with washes during SCAD Summer Seminar, experimenting with shadows and complementary colors.
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“Reflection of Friendship”
Graphite on Paper
9 x 4
September 2008
This drawing was done in order to experiment with reflections and faces. My friend, Meagan was the model.
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“All Star Expression”
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
16 x 12
October 2008
Painting done for concentration of Converse shoes. Shoe laces applied with hot glue and background consists of artificial leaves and painted acrylic gesso applied thickly.
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“Dead Shoe”
Acrylic on Canvas
16 x 12
December 2008
Study of Converse shoe at an odd angle. Focus on complementary colors and shadows.
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“Still Life of Flower and Horse Skull”
Charcoal on Papers
18 x 15
June 2008
Drawing that reminded me of the artist, Georgia O’Keefe. Concentration on the flower in a collection for a still life. Drawing completed at SCAD Summer Seminar Session 2.
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“All Star”
Acrylic and Ink on Canvas
14 x 14
October 2008
Study of Converse shoe at an angle from behind. Background created by mixing colored food dye with soap and blowing bubbles onto the canvas. |
“Playa Del Carmen”
Acrylic on Canvas
16 x 20
April 2007
Painting done following a trip to Mexico. Painting was donated to Art With A Heart Foundation and sold in an auction.
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“Still Life: Flying Home to New Orleans”
Charcoal on Paper
15 x 18
June 2008
This was a drawing done using a reversed drawing method. It was completed during SCAD Summer Seminar Session 2. I worked with different shadows and light sources at certain angles.
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“Something’s Fishy in This Tank…”
Acrylic on Canvas
15 x 30
December 2008
Study of fish morphed into Converse shoes while living inside a fish tank. Idea brought about when converse shoe was accidentally thrown into a lake. |
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“Garage Plant at Mandy and Grandy's House”
28 x 36
July 2004
This is a drawing of a plant at Ann's grandmother and grandfather's house.
Ann painted this while visiting her beloved grandparents at her favorite place to visit; their house and happy acres.
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“Elephant Love”
Diptych
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
18 x 22 [Upper Canvas]
10 x 14 [Lower Canvas]
July 2008
A diptych of a mother elephant with her young painted following a study of pairs. The structure of the ears of the elephant was done with the application of leather cloth and acrylic paste. Creases in the trunks created with hot glue, then painted over with acrylic paint.
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