Real is Rare

Real is Rare uses hierarchy and emphasis to direct attention toward the central figure. The surrounding passengers create implied lines through their gaze, guiding the viewer's eye back to the man smoking. His central placement and larger scale reinforce his role as the focal point of the composition.

Year
2026

Dimensions
3688 × 3900 px

Medium
Digital

crow.lungs

crow.lungs uses line as the primary design element. Repeated cross hatching creates texture throughout the feathers while also helping develop value and form. Because the piece is monochromatic, much of the visual interest comes from the contrast created by the line work.

Year
2025

Dimensions
4500 × 4500 px

Medium
Mixed (Pen & Digital)

Ballpark

Size, scale, and proportion are used through foreshortening to exaggerate the bat and create a sense of depth. Line is also an important design element, as the diagonal bat directs the viewer's eye toward the figure and establishes emphasis.

Year
2024

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Digital

We Lost

We Lost uses repetition of shape and color to create unity throughout the composition. The shared robes, floral elements, and symmetrical arrangement connect the figures, while the lines (the rays) in the background direct attention toward the center of the image.

Year
2026

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Digital

Still Life Small

Value is used to render the form of the peppers. The contrast between highlights, mid tones, and shadows creates a sense of volume and depth, while positive and negative space help separate the individual forms.

Year
2024

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Graphite

I Don’t Follow

Line is used to create an implied S-curve that runs through the figure, guiding eye movement from the top of the composition to the bottom. Organic shapes and exaggerated proportions reinforce the sense of movement, while the scale of the central figure establishes emphasis and visual hierarchy. Repetition of the typography creates rhythm and supports the poster's graphic design structure.

Year
2026

Dimensions
3000 × 4000 px

Medium
Digital

Maya, Zoey, and Unknown

Consistent linework, color, and facial features create unity between the figures. Different poses, outfits, and viewing angles introduce variety while showing different aspects of the character's personality.

Year
2025

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Digital

Blanc et Noir

Value is the primary design element in Blanc et Noir. The full value scale is used to create strong contrast between light and dark areas, emphasizing the musician and defining form. The trumpet creates an implied line that directs the viewer's eye back toward the focal point.

Year
2024

Dimensions
4521 × 2635 px

Medium
Charcoal

Sona

Consistent linework, color, and rendering create unity throughout the character sheet. Visual texture is concentrated in the distressed pants, while careful use of value helps define the form. The larger central figure establishes emphasis and acts as the primary focal point.

Year
2026

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Digital

Unwatered

Unwatered uses monochromatic colors to build color harmony focussing on value to distinguish and build form. Shapes have variety to them with some organic shapes like the leaves and some geometric shapes like the plant tag and pot.

Year
2024

Dimensions
2964 × 4274 px

Medium
Watercolor

Lenny

Scale creates emphasis by establishing the central figure as the primary focal point. The smaller panels provide supporting views of the character while maintaining unity through consistent linework, color, and rendering.

Year
2026

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Digital

Fractured

Shape and Value are the primary design elements. The skull is simplified into many organic shapes. Value is used to help distinguish the different planes on the skull and the rendering of the flowers using positive and negative shapes.

Year
2024

Dimensions
4125 × 3042 px

Medium
Charcoal

Care Free

Color contrast between warm and cool hues creates visual interest while maintaining harmony through the use of neutral grays. Framing helps separate the foreground, middle ground, and background, creating a clear sense of depth within the composition.

Year
2024

Dimensions
5082 × 6666 px

Medium
Digital

Kaboom!

Line is used to create a variety of organic shapes that suggest the force of an explosion. Repetition of these shapes creates rhythm throughout the composition, while their outward arrangement reinforces movement from the center of the image.

Year
2024

Dimensions
6046 × 4871 px

Medium
Mixed (Graphite, Digital)

Crossfire

Exaggerated scale and perspective create emphasis by placing the viewer below the main figure. Value helps separate the foreground, middle ground, and background, reinforcing depth within the composition..

Year
2024

Dimensions
5440 × 8655 px

Medium
Digital

Chopped & Screwed

Value is the primary design element as shown through the grey scale values; black, several greys, and a white highlight. Instead of relying on color the form is created through shifting the value. Shape is used to break down the form of the face into basic shapes.

Year
2024

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Acrylic Paint

Ice Skater Sculpture

Line is the primary design element because it defines the form of the figure and creates movement in the composition. The continous wire contours create a sense of flow and guide the viewers eyes. The circle surrounding the skater uses closure from gestalt and helps contain the figure while creating a positive and negative space.

Year
2025

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Wire

Ice Skater Sculpture

Year
2025

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Wire

Ice Skater Sculpture

Year
2025

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Wire

Vase Sculpture

Repeated wire contours build the form of the vase and create a sense of structure throughout the sculpture. Geometric shapes are repeated to establish unity, while the open framework allows positive and negative space to contribute to the overall form.

Year
2025

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Wire

Vase Sculpture

Year
2025

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Wire

Vase Sculpture

Year
2025

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Wire

Cardboard Sculpture

Repetition is the primary design principle, created through the repeated use of cardboard forms and blue tape throughout the sculpture. Geometric shapes work together to establish unity. Layering materials helps establish the three dimensional form.

Year
2025

Dimensions
3119 × 4158 px

Medium
Cardboard, Tape

Cardboard Sculpture

Year
2025

Dimensions
3119 × 4158 px

Medium
Cardboard, Tape

Cardboard Sculpture

Year
2025

Dimensions
4158 × 5544 px

Medium
Cardboard, Tape

Still Life Big

Line is used to develop form through repeated markings. Texture and value are developed by letting go of line control and using chicken scratch lines and pointillism for the pot in the center. Overall the composition has a strong positive to negative space relationship.

Year
2025

Dimensions
4000 × 4000 px

Medium
Pen

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