Portfolio

2017; Alcohol Ink, Fire, and Felt Pen; 16 x 20 Inches
Muse: My synesthetic interpretation of Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf

2017; Alcohol Ink, Fire, Pencil, and Oil Pastels
36 x 36 Inches
Muse: Inspired by The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel.
This piece is part of my "In Loving Color" collection, which will be featured at the Franklin Park Conservatory during their 2018 Orchids exhibit. 

2017; Alcohol Ink, Fire, Felt Pen, and Airbrush; 30 x 40 Inches
Muse: Inspired by Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor. 
This piece is part of my "In Loving Color" collection, which will be featured at the Franklin Park Conservatory during their 2018 Orchids exhibit. 

2017; Medium: Alcohol Ink, Fire, Pencil, and Air Brush; 24 x 24 Inches

Muse: Sometimes it feels like the world as we know it is falling apart.

2017;  Medium: Mixed Media: Alcohol Ink, Fire, Oil Pastels, & Pen;  Size: 36 x 36 Inches

Muse: A murmuration of starlings graces a grungy part of town.

Honors: 

• An enlarged mural of piece is installed at the corner of High and Starr in the Short North district of Columbus, Ohio. It is part of the 2017 Short North Temporary Mural exhibit, sponsored by Sean Christopher Gallery. Click here for a map of the murals.

2017;  Medium: Mixed Media: Alcohol Ink, Fire, Oil Pastels, & Pen; Size: 36 x 36 Inches

Muse: This is my interpretation of the colors and shapes I see when I listen to the song "Madness" by Muse.

This piece is part of my "In Loving Color" collection, which will be featured at the Franklin Park Conservatory during their 2018 Orchids exhibit. 

Honors:
• Accepted in the 2017 Ohio State Fair, Professional Division

Digital: Hand-drawn on tablet
Limited Edition (Max 95), Giclée Prints
Size: 24 x 24 Inches.
Muse: Sometimes a quiet place with soft light is just the thing. 

2016;  Medium: Mixed Media: Alcohol Ink, Fire, Oil Pastels, & Pen; Size: 24 x 24 Inches

Muse: This is my interpretation of the colors and shapes I see when I listen to "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve.

This piece is part of my "In Loving Color" collection, which will be featured at the Franklin Park Conservatory during their 2018 Orchids exhibit. 

2016;  Medium: Alcohol Ink, Fire, Felt Pen, & Oil Pastels; Size: 12 x12 Inches

Muse: One of Earth's reminders that we are guests on her surface.

Honors:  

• Awarded 2nd place in Fusion Art's 2nd Annual Artist's Choice Online Exhibit, 2016.

2015;  Medium: Alcohol Ink, Fire, and Felt Pen Drawing; Size: 30 x 30 Inches

Muse: When I listen to music, I see colors and moving shapes. I was listening to zydeco music on the radio one day, and I decided I needed to capture the image.

Honors:

• Included in 2016 Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibit, Professional Division 2016 in Columbus, Ohio

2015; Medium: Alcohol Ink, Fire, Water, and Pastel Powder; Size: 6 x 6 Inches

Muse: Before the invention of sky there was no blue. 

Honors: Included in “Elements” exhibit (by invitation) at Schumacher Gallery, Columbus Ohio, 2016

2015;  Medium: Felt Pen Drawing and Alcohol Ink Painting; Size: 30 x 30 Inches

Muse: The universe is expanding, but for how long? Astronomers predict that we may enter a contraction phase in the distant future. This image depicts this spectacular phase transition.

Honors:

• Included in juried exhibit titled “In Transformation” at Columbus Metropolitan Library, Columbus, Ohio, 2017

2015;  Medium: Digital, drawn with finger on iPad®; Size: 20 x 20 Inches @ 300 DPI

If this had a subtitle, it might be "A Romantic Interpretation of the Large Hadron Collider." While Hadron actually just slams particles together, I prefer to picture particles coming together in a loving embrace, like yin and yang.

Honors:

• Included in juried competition “New Directions 2015” at The Barrett Art Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. Juror was Janet Bishop, Curator of Painting and Sculpture at The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

2015; Medium: Felt Pen; Size: 36 x 24

Muse: It is our inner strength that allows us to defy the weight of the world.

Honors: Included in Ohio Governor's Office and Residence Artwork Loan Program 2017-2018

2015;  Medium: Felt Pen Drawing;  Size: 30 x 30 Inches

Muse: This is the beginning, the first light that started everything.

2014;  Medium: Felt Pen Drawing; Size: 30 x 30 Inches

Muse: I created this piece because I was recently reminded of how powerful one's legacy can be. A promising young life is headed for greatness as a result of a tragedy in the distant past.

Honors:

• Included in juried competition, “New Directions 2014” at The Barrett Art Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. Juror was Lynne Warren, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL.

• Included in 2016 Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibit, Professional Division 2016 in Columbus, Ohio

2014;  Medium: Felt Pen Drawing;  Size: 24 X 24 Inches

Muse: I created this piece because I wanted to capture those brief seconds between being asleep and being fully awake, the mingling of consciousness and dreams, and the precarious nature of the memory of a dream.

Honors:

• Received honorable mention in Exhibeo “Renewal” Competition 2015

• Included in “Elements” exhibit (by invitation) at Schumacher Gallery, Columbus Ohio, 2016

2014;  Medium: Digital, drawn with finger on iPad®;  Size: 28 x 28 Inches @ 300 DPI; 

Muse: I created this piece because I wanted to capture the mesmerizing experience of watching new waters flowing to shore, the ancient rhythm of the sea. To quote Heraclitus (535 BC - 475 BC), "You can never step twice in the same stream, for new waters are ever flowing in upon you." It seems incredible that someone who lived so long ago could say something that resonates with people today.

2013;  Medium: Felt Pen Drawing;  Size: 24 x 24 Inches

Muse: When something is hopelessly lost, it has gone “where the woodbine twineth." Whatever it is that you're looking for, perhaps you'll find it hiding in this piece. 

Honors:

• Included in Ohio Governor's Office and Residence Artwork Loan Program 2017-2018

• Included in “Elements” exhibit (by invitation) at Schumacher Gallery, Columbus Ohio, 2016

• Included in 2015 Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibit, Professional Division in Columbus, OH

• Included in 2015 Ohio Art League Spring Juried Exhibition at the Schnormeier Gallery at Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Ohio. Juror: Richard Petry, Director of Graduate Studies at CCAD.

2012;  Medium: Felt Pen Drawing;  Size: 30 x 30 Inches

Muse: Within a tiny sliver of time (10^-43 seconds) after the big bang, the universe was born. The technical term for the creation of something from nothing is "Quantum Fluctuation." I created this piece because I wanted to try to visualize this incredible phenomenon.

Honors:

• Included in “2015 Annual Arts in Harmony” International Juried Art Show in Elk River, MN; awarded third place in drawing competition.