Artist Bio
After receiving my Masters of Architecture, I worked on traditional residential homes throughout the South, all while making a point to paint whenever I had the chance. Following my dream to create, I now reside in Boston, where I enjoy the changing of seasons through an urban lens while I work full-time as an artist, designer, and both the author and illustrator of my new children’s book, A is for Architect. I let myself enjoy painting a range of subjects. Constantly inspired by nature, my work often features landscapes, botanicals, and fresh produce. I also frequently paint the traditional architecture I am still inspired by, using loose brush strokes with a limited palette to freely convey the impressions of beautiful details seen in light and hidden by shadow. Additionally, I delight in letting my imagination take my work into another world, painting tigers taking on the mundane aspects of daily life, like reading the newspaper with a hot cup of coffee.
Materials and Techniques: Using iron oxide for an underpainting, I let the pigment peek through while applying loose brush strokes of acrylic paint using a minimal palette to create bright, cohesive movement across the canvas.
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