Category: Paintings (Page 1 of 2)

Cheesecake

Cheesecake was inspired by the color pallet of a piece of cheesecake I enjoyed one random Thursday evening. The stark contrast between the vanilla colored cake and the chocolate sauce I drizzled on top paired with the silver fork seemed very picturesque to me. I had been focusing on my monochromatic color aid paintings at the time and could picture this image on top of a deep chocolatey brown background.

While I did not initially intend to make all these monochromatic paintings about food, I have found a lot of inspiration from the simple imagery and color schemes of a lot of food items. Both Gummy Sharks and Valentine’s Candy were ideas I had in my head and found references for online. The more I continue with this series of paintings, the more references I acquire in my real life, finding inspiration from simple things I enjoy.


Dimensions: 4.5×6 inches

Mediums: Acrylic Paint

Sale Status: For Sale


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Valentine’s Day Candy

Valentine’s Day Candy is a color aid painting done on a hot pink background. This time, I chose a pile of foil wrapped chocolate hearts for my reference. Again, sticking to that more painterly style, I didn’t blend the colors too much, instead leaving blocks and lines to help give the illusion of crinkled foil.


Dimensions: 4.5×6 inches

Mediums: Acrylic Paint

Sale Status: For Sale


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Orange Creamsicle

Orange Creamsicle is another monochrome painting done on color aid paper. This time I chose a pastel orange which was the perfect backdrop for a slice of orange creamsicle cake, complete with gummy oranges and a golden fork. Once again, I did this is a more painterly style as opposed to hyper realism. This helps the piece be more cohesive with Gummy Sharks but also seemed to fit the subject matter and overall feeling I wanted this painting to have.


Dimensions: 4.5×6 inches

Mediums: Acrylic Paint

Sale Status: SOLD


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Gummy Sharks

I’ve been inspired by the Pantone card painting videos I’ve seen online to start painting on colored surfaces. Specifically, to paint on some left over color aid paper I have from a college class. This is the first of many monochrome paintings I plan on doing. I chose the color aid sheet in the color B-S1, a bright almost cerulean blue. My paint pallet consisted exclusively of black, white, and ultramarine blue which I used to create an image of gummy sharks in a more painterly style.


Dimensions: 4.5×6 inches

Mediums: Acrylic Paint

Sale Status: For Sale


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Half Self Portrait

This painting was a self implemented test of my skills working with oil paint in portraiture. I had done some smaller oil portraits in a more painterly style but wanted to try my hand at a more photo realistic approach. And while this still has far to go to truly be photo realistic I’m happy with the progress I’ve made in this medium and look forward to more progress in the future.


Dimensions: 8×12 inches

Mediums: Oil Paint

Sale Status: NFS

Reckless Driving

Reckless Driving is a piece inspired by the song of that title by Lizzy McAlpine. It originally started as a painting I began many years ago and was just now attempting to finish. I had been listening to the song and the silhouette from the music video kept appearing in my mind so I put it to paper. The geometric shapes seem to shatter, starting from the figure and spiraling out. It felt fitting for a song about crashing and falling apart.


Dimensions: 9×12 inches

Mediums: Acrylic Paint, Acrylic Paint Markers, and Pen

Sale Status: NFS

Fishbowl Jack-O-Lantern

A whimsical take on the standard jack-o-lantern featuring one of my favorite things to paint: goldfish. I loved the idea of a pumpkin being carved for something other than just a candle. And though it’s not very practical, I think it would be really fun to see something like this in real life.


Dimensions: 8×8 inches

Mediums: Acrylic Paint

Sale Status: For Sale (Inquire via contact page)

Cherry Girl

Inspired by my recent cherry themed birthday festivities, this portrait comes mostly from my imagination. This piece did not end up being what I had initially envisioned though I like this end result much more. I wanted to focus on brush strokes more than realism and in general, I wanted this to be a fun painting. I accomplished this by not blending any of the colors and using basic imagery to create recognizable motifs throughout the piece. With a solid black outline and some extra details, this cherry girl truly came to life.


Dimensions: 11×14 inches

Mediums: Acrylic Paint

Sale Status: For Sale (Inquire via contact page)

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Bedroom Window Sunset

Every once in a while, the sky outside my bedroom devolves into warm glowing pinks, reds, and oranges. Usually I take a few minutes to photograph these moments but this time I used watercolors and ink to create a loose interpretation of the view from my window.


Dimensions: 9×12 inches

Mediums: Watercolor, India Ink

Sale Status: For Sale (Inquire via contact page)

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