A few of my works

    For this work, I used both pencil and Adobe Illustrator. I originally drew the base image on standard copier paper using a pencil. A physical medium, such as a pencil, was much easier to control and experiment with specific shapes than a digital medium would be. However, I used Illustrator to color in the work, because I found it easier to be precise on a small-scaled work such as this. I also wanted the work to have a simple, straightforward feel, which I felt would be best created by pure, solid colors.

     I created this work entirely in Adobe Illustrator. To me, it looks very basic, but I like the "clean" look of the image. I created this work as a more light-hearted graphic showing outer space. A lot of graphics and even photos of outer space have a kind of dark, sullen feel to them, probably because they depict something so vast and poorly understood. With this work, however, I wanted to create a space scene, but I didn't want it to be too solemn, and I feel that I was able to satisfy that intention.

    I created this work for an art project in high school. It is made from a piece of cardboard covered in duct tape, which I then coated in black spray paint. To me, the simple black coating gives the sculpture an air of mystery. It is clearly discernible as an elephant (I hope), but it strikes me as something that one wouldn't expect to encounter in an average art show. When I created the sculpture, I intended it to seem authentic; That is, I wanted it to look like genuine African art, and I feel that I was able to create that sensation in this work.


Full sizes for all of these pictures available here.