2023 Art Portfolio
Created during my high school years, this series reflects my attempt to capture the emotional spectrum I experienced while balancing academics, athletics, and my social life. At times, I thrived in the busy pace; at others, I felt completely overwhelmed. I experimented with color palettes and a variety of mediums to translate these feelings into visual form, exploring both the uplifting and challenging moments through self-portraiture.
20 x 16
Old homework, acrylic on canvas paper
Idea of feeling drained and stressed from constant pressures of school
Exploration and ideation, visual research spread, mock up
Detail shot
16 x 23
Acrylic, neon pastels on canvas paper, scratchboard
Feeling of being confused and overwhelmed by school workload, screens, and more, sense of overload and chaos
Detail shot
15 x 17 Chalk pastel on pastel paper, duo piece
Cross hatching, cool colors to show discomfort, and disarrayed framing papers to show tension and anxiety.
Blended, smooth, warm colors for comfort, uniform frames to show rekindling of hope
19 x 24
Oil pastel on bristol paper
Blended layers and analogous colors to create a sense of comfort and serenity and comfort through room and music
19 x 18
Graphite, charcoal, sharpie marker, isopropyl alcohol, plexi on board
Difficulty of keeping emotions in, but facing the challenges of masking them and keeping composure
Process of dissolving sharpie ink, detail shot
19 x 18
Graphite, acrylic, colored pencil, plexiglass
Layered hatching, mark making, and flowing paint strokes to show a progression to complete exauhstion
10 x 14
Acrylic on paper
Dripping non local colors used to contrast exterior and interior emotions