Artist Refrences

There are many different artists that have inspired me. Bob Ross was the first with his landscapes, but for my area of concentration my inspiration came from M.C. Escher, Salvador Dali, Colleen Gjefle, and Frida Kahlo.

All are done in black and white drawn with pencil. "Repkai" "Atlas" "Nova" "no title" (from top to bottom)

A lot of my refrence comes from MC Escher and Dali. Their real life but dream like pictures always facinated me. Escher's patterns were also very intriguing to me as well.

Landscapes were my first real paintings. I've always loved landscapes using very eloborate and vibrant colors to execute the beauty of nature. Fauve isn't apart of my concentration but the triadic color system is one that I like to use for my breadth.

AoC

My concentration consists of using still life, which is transformed into a surreal, MC Escher style with black and white media or color wash painted or drawn pencil.

12 words for area of concentration:
-Dreams
-Twisted Reality
-Distortion
-Wild
-Reactions
-Molding
-Tessalations (Reflection, Reversed)
-Juxtaposition
-Floating
-Substitution
-Surprise
-Anxiety