“Cause I’m an actress, all of the medals I won for ya. Breaking my back just to be your favorite daughter.” -Lorde
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What an honor it is to be part of the Fullerton Museum Center’s first OC MADE exhibition! A huge thank you to Georgette Collard, Jasmine McNeal, Abel Alejandre, John D. Spiak, Dave Tourjé, and the team at FMC for recognizing my work for this biennial. My charcoal self-portraits, “Me and My Mind” and “Fade Out (Again)”, will be on display until August 1st. My artwork is also featured on the exhibition fliers and a giant banner right outside the museum, so you can’t miss it!
“Cupid hath pulled back his sweetheart’s bow to cast divine arrows into her soul.” -The Smashing Pumpkins
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“Cupid de Locke”: watercolor, acrylic paint, graphite, watercolor pencil, watercolor paper, illustration board, chipboard, modeling paste, glue, and mod podge on 20 x 15.5” wood panel (digital background made on Adobe Photoshop)
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#smashingpumpkins #mixedmedia #watercolor #acrylicpainting #thesmashingpumpkins
“This machine will not communicate. These thoughts and the strain I am under.” -Radiohead
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“Fade Out (Again)”: charcoal on 18 x 24” toned grey paper
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#selfportrait #charcoaldrawing #charcoalportrait #portraitart #charcoalart
“It’s been a long time coming, but it’s you and me, that’s my whole world.” -Taylor Swift
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In celebration of Taylor Swift’s birthday coinciding with the release of her new docuseries and updated concert film, I’ve illustrated Taylor from her opening performance of “Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince” on the Eras Tour. When conceptualizing this piece, I referenced her stage design, costuming, and tour book. Fun fact: the star-shaped rhinestones framing the edge of the panel are actually nail gems directly from Taylor’s merch store!
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Swipe to see some close-ups of this piece, as well as my initial study done on drawing paper, where I pre-planned the layering of my materials, tested out my color palette, and experimented with cross-hatching Taylor’s portrait.
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“The End of an Era”: watercolor, colored pencil, acrylic paint, paint marker, glitter, rhinestones, mod podge, glue, and layered watercolor paper on 9 x 12” wood panel (digital background made on Adobe Photoshop)
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#happybirthdaytaylorswift #taylorswift #taylornation #tstheendofanera #tstheerastourthefinalshow #tstheerastour #theerastour #swifities #swiftie #portraitpainting #portraitart #mixedmedia #poscapens #watercolor #posca #prismacolor #mixedmediaart
“So look at me in the eye. Is anyone there at all? Is anyone there at all? ‘Cause I’m not leaving.” -5SOS
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#mixedmedia #portraitart #poscapens #watercolor #prismacolor #mixedmediaart #posca #strangerthings #strangerthingsfanart
“If you could see what I see, you’d be blinded by the colors; yellow, red, and orange, and green, and at least a million others.” -Kacey Musgraves
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#mixedmedia #portraitart #poscapens #watercolor #prismacolor #mixedmediaart #posca #backtothefuture #bttf
“And it’s wild how it dissipates; how you’re further from me every day.” -Gracie Abrams
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Planes of the Face 2 of 2, 1 hour study: graphite on 18 x 24” drawing paper
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#lifedrawing #observationaldrawing #pencildrawing #graphite #pencilsketch #drawing #figuredrawing #sketch #graphitedrawing
💛💜oh my god, she’s insane, she painted a series about me❤️🩵
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Huge thank you to @kaleidoscope_mv , @spaceinthegap , Fernando, and Professor Cho for the opportunity to display my Taylor’s Version series. And thanks to all my friends and family who stopped by last night to take a look at our group show. To all my former classmates who were involved with the show, you are all such amazingly creative artists; it is a honor to see your talents shine bright.
“You are my hands, my lips, my cheek, robbing me every time I speak.” -Grace VanderWaal
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Planes of the Face 1 of 2, 30 minute study: graphite on 18 x 24” drawing paper
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#lifedrawing #observationaldrawing #pencildrawing #graphite #pencilsketch #drawing #figuredrawing #sketch #graphitedrawing
