Charcoal, Pastel, and Oils

Pre-MFA Self Portrait Paintings, 2014

A limited number of larger self-portrait paintings prior to transitioning into abstract works with encaustic and fabric.
Materials -- oil on canvas

Through the Eye

20"x30" oil on canvas.

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On Edge

24"x36" oil on canvas.

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Squeeze

12"x16" charcoal pencil, conte crayon, turpenoid, fabric, and stitched thread on canvas.

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Steampunk Pastel Series Commission, 2012

A solo collection of steampunk pastel illustrations, featured at Foggy Cogs Computer Solutions in New Paltz, New York.
Materials -- chalk pastel on wood board

Chelsea

9"x12" pastel on wood board.

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Sebastian

9"x12" pastel on wood board.

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Clifton

12"x16" pastel on wood board.

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Sarah

12"x16" pastel on wood board.

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Ulrich

12"x16" pastel on wood board.

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Grace

12"x16" pastel on wood board.

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Dusty

16"x20" pastel on wood board.

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Rae

16"x20" pastel on wood board.

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Platte

9"x12" pastel on wood board.

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Aurie

9"x12" pastel on wood board.

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Sam

9"x12" pastel on wood board.

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Ava

9"x12" pastel on wood board.

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Geisha-Inspired Pastels, 2010

A limited number of small studies screenshot from the film Memoirs of a Geisha.
Materials -- chalk pastel on wood board

Geisha in Blue

4"x5" chalk pastel on wood board.

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Geisha in Green

4"x5" chalk pastel on wood board.

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Geisha in Red

4"x5" chalk pastel on wood board.

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Geisha in Yellow

4"x5" chalk pastel on wood board.

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Geisha Eyes

8"x16" chalk pastel on wood board.

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Charcoal and Pastel Self Portrait Drawings, 2005-2007

A collection of post-graduate self and other portraits exploring various compositions, pastel and charcoal coloring techniques.
Materials -- chalk pastel / oil pastel / mixed media on paper.

Immolation

9"x12" oil pastel on toned paper.

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Play Pretend

12"x18" charcoal and chalk on toned paper.

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Hands of Blue

12"x18" chalk pastel on paper.

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Lying Here

12"x18" oil pastel on toned paper.

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Shadow Self

12"x18" chalk pastel on paper.

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Riverbend

16"x20" oil pastel and gesso on pressed chipboard.

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Breaking Point

12"x18" charcoal and mixed media on vellum and chipboard.

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Things are Looking Up

12"x18" chalk pastel on toned paper.

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Got You

12"x18" charcoal and chalk on paper.

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At a Glance

9"x12" oil pastel on toned paper.

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Giving In

9"x12" oil pastel on toned paper.

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We are the Shadows

12"x16" chalk pastel on newsprint.

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Side Eye

12"x16" charcoal and chalk pastel on newsprint.

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Beautiful Despair

12"x16" charcoal and chalk pastel on newsprint.

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Goodbye

18"x24" mixed media and chalk pastel on toned paper.

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"Buffy and Friends," 2007

A solo collection with a darkly cinematic and experimental approach to characters from the Joss Whedon universe, featured at the Rosendale Cafe in Rosendale, New York.
Materials -- oil on canvas

We are as Gods

12"x16" oil on canvas.

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This is so Boring

16"x24" oil on canvas.

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It's so Real

16"x24" oil on canvas.

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Commit to the Ground

20"x30" oil on canvas.

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The Body

24"x30" oil on canvas.

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Stop.

24"x30" oil on canvas.

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Don't Make Me Go To Sleep Again

15"x20" oil on canvas.

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Silence

9"x18" oil on canvas board.

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Be Back Before Dawn

20"x30" oil on canvas.

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I Could Kill You with my Brain

9"x12," 12"x16" oil on canvas.

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In Latin

16"x20" oil on canvas.

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You're Mine

20"x30" oil on canvas.

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MA SUNY New Paltz Graduate Exhibition, 2005

A solo collection of graduate work featuring a deep exploration of the self and a cinematic approach to the genre of portraiture, featured in the Purple Lounge at the State University of New York at New Paltz in New Paltz, New York.
Materials -- oil on canvas

Self Portrait with Green Shadow

12"x16" oil on canvas.

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Self Portrait with Red Stripe

16"x24" oil on canvas.

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Self Portrait with Red Grid

12"x16" oil on canvas.

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Self Portrait with Red Hand

12"x16" oil on canvas.

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Self Portrait with Blue Shadow

16"x16" oil on canvas.

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Self Portrait Side View I

12"x16" oil on canvas.

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Self Portrait Side View II

12"x16" oil on canvas.

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Self Glancing Downward

12"x24" oil on canvas.

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Self Scratch Sideview

12"x16" oil on canvas.

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Self Streaked

16"x20" oil on canvas.

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In the Basement

20"x30" oil on canvas.

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Self Distorted in Yellow and Purple

20"x30" oil on canvas.

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