This is one of the head paintings I did in class last fall. My teacher, Don Seegmiller, said it was one of my best ones so far. I will be taking another class from him this fall, so hopefully I can improve even more!

For all you Twilight, Eclipse, New Moon and Breaking Dawn fanatics, this is a painting I did for my Special Problems: Illustration class. It is a narrative of a scene in Eclipse when the vampires and werewolves are at war! I was going for a 'Howard Pyle' look with a limited color pallet and select locations of brighter color to create a stronger mood.

Extended/Exact Drawing

This is an attempt to duplicate a training method by William Whitaker, where one has a picture of a drawing, and you have to carefully copy it to its exactness! Depending on your patience it can take months! I'm obviously still working on it.. posting my progress as I go.

My Nightmare

This was a painting we had to do of a dream/nightmare we had for my Special Problems: Illustration class with Greg Newbold. I painted a nightmare I had that the mountain near my home turned into a volcano! (Acrylic on Illustration board)

Girls on a Ball

This is a painting I did in my Illustration 1 class. I had my sisters model for me as I took several pictures to find the best composition. (Gauche on Illustration board)

Summer Still-Life

This is one of the first paintings I did in my Illustration 1 class. We were to paint a still life depicting an article given. I chose to illustrate an article on Summer! (Gauche on Illustration board)