Drawings

Select drawings created using graphite, pastel and charcoal

Self-Portrait

Chalk Pastel and Pigment on Handmade Canvas  |  2019  | 3' x 3.5'

I created this work by making large, gestural motions as I pressed sticks of pastel into an unprimed canvas with my hands. Every mark is saturated with deep pigments, creating an abstracted self-portrait. 
When making this painting, I drew from the anger and insecurity I felt when I got sick. So much of my memory and identity was ripped away and what was left took years to become whole. Violence speaks to those years of finding myself and coping with a neurological disease. The deep saturated yellow represents identity; the red violence; and the blue peace.

On Edge

Graphite on paper  | 2018  |  8.5" x 11"

Cloth and Hand Study

Graphite on paper  | 2018  | 6" x 4"

White Calla Lily Study

Pastel on paper | 2018 | 8" x 11"

Profile of Woman Study

Charcoal, red pastel and china marker on toned paper | 2018 | 3" x 3"

Red Blanket and Kneeling Figure

Charcoal, red pastel and china marker | 2018 | 5" x 5"

Walking Feet Study

Charcoal, red pastel and china marker | 2018 | 3" x 5"