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|  | | Murals
My murals range from large-scale outdoor productions to small indoor projects. They are community centered; expressing the ideas and identity of the community they serve. The intent is to create a sense of belonging and pride within the group. The subject matter is often historical. My favorite murals, however, are the more imaginative and expressive ones I have recently done for libraries and businesses. All of my murals have transparent layers of color, which give them the appearance of glowing, or radiating color. It adds depth to the murals, so they appear to be jumping off the wall! |
| | |  | | Children's Book Illustrations
My children's books tend to be on the humorous/ "edgy” side. But often they include serious emotional subject matter, as well. My favorite media are oil pastel (bold & colorful), colored pencil with watercolor (detailed & sensitive), and pen & ink (usually on the cartoonish side). I am using acrylic paint more often these days, as well. |
| | |  | | Comics for Kids
For right now, what we've got here are the Sophie & Sappho strips that were published in the Carrboro Free Press in 2009. They were created for the "Kid's Freep" page, and designed to be an ongoing story, "...told a page at a time."
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| | |  | | Editorial Illustrations
(Magazine, newspaper, and other book illustrations.) If left to my own devices, my editorial illustration would tend to be on the humorous/satiric side, like my children’s book illustration. But, what my clients want, they get. So you will see a few different styles here. Pen or brush, ink, & gouache; or watercolor and colored pencil, are what I typically use. |
| | |  | | Paintings
My painting process is pretty much the opposite of what I do for my mural and illustration clients. I paint what I want to explore, letting my curiosity lead me. It’s way more personal. Often I’m exposing some aspect of society that that I feel is overlooked and needs attention.
And though I find our industrial world to be full of compelling images, my new work reflects recent changes in my personal focus: more of an exploration of my own interior world. The result is new, abstract watercolor paintings, exploring aspects of life on earth that I usually neglect. |
| | |  | | Portraits, Life Sketches
Most of these were done for myself, either out in the world, or in my figure drawing group. Some, where noted, were done on commission. |
| | |  | | Durham Arts Council
This website is made possible by an Emerging Artists Grant from the Durham Arts Council with support from the North Carolina Arts Council, with funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. |
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