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Middle Child

Entry U 20” x 16″, Acrylic paint on canvas   Middle Child is primarily inspired by my younger (and middle) brother, as he is the subject of the painting. The color palette was somewhat stumbled upon during the process, and the style is driven by a personal...
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More Through Less

Entry V – 2nd Place Winner 18″ x 24″, Acrylic paint on Gessoboard Several years ago, my father, sister, and I visited the Maasai tribe in Kenya, Africa. These people lived far from modern society. I photographed women as they participated in a...
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Culinary Craving

Entry X 8″ x 10″ Colored pencil on paper   I have always loved using colored pencils in my art. I was looking for something fun and colorful to really emphasize their vividness, and I thought of drawing sushi. It was the perfect choice for color, and...
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A Dream

Entry Y 18″ x 24″ [actual drawing is 15 x 15] Graphite on paper I have always enjoyed drawing, especially with graphite. Jono Dry, who is a hyper-realistic artist on YouTube, is the reason I fell in love with hyperrealism, which shows the way the world...
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Practice

Entry K 9″ x 11 3/4″, watercolor on watercolor paper   My inspiration is the Italian painter Caravaggio. His style was realism with oil paint. “The Musicians” is my favorite of his pieces. You can see the influence in my own painting in...
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Romance in the Reflection

Entry P 24″ x 30″, oil on canvas   I started this painting with the intention of portraying one of the most compelling images I came across this year. While reading “The Romance of the Rose” I read the scene in which the main character...
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The Koi Pond

Entry O 16″ x 20″, oil on canvas   I chose to paint this koi pond as a part of my senior year art project that includes one painting from each day of creation. The koi pond represents day 5, when God created the fish of the sea. Along with this, for...
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The Look

Entry N 14″ x 11″, acrylic on canvas board   The artist I took inspiration from for my painting is Johannes Vermeer. Specifically his painting, “The Girl With The Pearl Earring”. I chose this painting because of the subject matter and composition....
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