GREEK MYTHS

Characters from Greek mythology.

Later on when I began grad school, I used the drawing of Medusa to begin learning digital painting:

COATLICUE

I took a stone lithography course as an undergrad. I found it interesting, but frustrating. This is a character from Aztec mythology.

COLLEGE PAINTING

I studied with water-based oils in college. This is the only painting I kept track of.

COLLEGE LIFE DRAWING

Work from life drawing courses I took as an undergrad.

VETERANS MEMORIAL

I was commissioned to create a promotional rendering of this monument for publication in a local newspaper.

Construction on it had not yet begun; I was given the 2D blueprints, and tasked with translating the schematics into an illustration. The memorial was constructed in St. Germain, Wisconsin.

PRE-COLLEGE FANTASY

Various fantasy illustrations I made at the end of my high school career and before college.

PRE-COLLEGE FIGURE DRAWING

Early on I practiced figure drawing by free-hand copying photos of my classmates and pictures from magazines such as National Geographic.

Valentina (graphite, 1999)

Mexico (graphite, 1999)

Gina (graphite, 1999)

Lindsay (graphite, 1999)

Sam and Jessy (graphite, 1999)

Travis and Matt (graphite, 1999)

Todd (marker, 2000)

Mother's Day (color pencil, 2000)

*Various pictures of me; I ironed this onto a sweater for my mother.

Wedding Day (ebony, 2000)

*After photo in National Geographic

HIGH SCHOOL

Work from high school that was done for class assignments or art competitions.

I won a W. T Graham Youth Art Award for this first one:

Laura (color pencil, 1999)

Athena (black and white charcoal on toned paper, 1999)

Butterfly (watercolor, 1999)

Clear Lake (pastel, 1999)

Cujo (pastel, 1999)

Octopus and Mantis (color pencil, embossed, 1999)

Still Life (acrylic on canvas, 1999)