Gallery
Passage
Description: This self-portrait, ‘Passage,’ explores the passage of time through symbolic use of anhourglass. Executed on sienna-toned sandpaper, the piece uses unblended pastel to evoke texture and depth.
Awarded National Gold Medal from Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
Medium: Pastel on sandpaper
Size: 22 x 30 in
Year: 2023
Serenity
Description: This self-portrait, ‘Serenity,’ incorporates white lilies to parallel the subject’s calm presence. It uses a subdued color palette and a dark background to emphasize light and tranquility.
Awarded National Silver Medal by Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
Medium: Pastel on paper
Size: 18 x 24 in
Year: 2022
The Weight of Hope
Description: ‘The Weight of Hope’ uses charcoal to ground the figure and vivid pastel cranes as metaphors for dreams. Inspired by classical Chinese landscapes, it evokes cultural memory and emotional contrast.
Awarded Silver Key from Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
Medium: Charcoal and pastel
Size: 18 x 24 in
Year: 2022
Still Life with a Red Teapot
Description: Juxtaposing a baseball bat and glove with a chipped enamel teapot, this still life evokes tension between leisure and tradition. Fine detail work and dramatic drapery lighting reinforce
Medium: Pastel on sandpaper
Size: 18 x 24 in
Year: 2022
Feathers in Flight
Description: Capturing a northern pintail duck in mid-flight, this pastel study emphasizes anatomical accuracy and layered feather textures.
Awarded 3rd place in the regional Junior Duck Stamp Contest.
Medium: Pastel on sandpaper
Size: 18 x 24 in
Year: 2023
Still Life with a Ladybug
Description: This still life composition arranges everyday items-fruit, vessels, pods-on a softly draped table. Textural variation and color harmony bring attention to the focal red ladybug bowl.
Awarded Honorable Mention at the regional Scholastic Art Awards.
Medium: Pastel on sandpaper
Size: 18 x 24 in
Year: 2022
Still Life with a Bear
Description: WIP
Medium: watercolor
Size: 22 x 30 in
Year: 2025
