investigation.
nature impacted me? Growing up in California I have witnessed a few
environmental disasters first hand. For years wildfires ravaged the mountains
near my home in the Bay Area. Even more recently an oil spill fowled the
waters in Huntington Beach, CA where my family and I often visit.
Experiences like these have fueled my passion for helping the environment
and to use my art as a vehicle for awareness and change.
developed through practice, experimentation, and
revision.
message. In pieces 1-6, I explored how environmental degradation has
affected me. Image 8 was taken in Half Moon Bay and 3 & 6 in Huntington
Beach, CA, places dear to me. In 8, 1 0 & 11 I explored how single photos
and collections can tell stories. 7 , 9 , 12 & 1 3 show the direct negative impact
humans have on various species/ecosystems. 14 & 1 5 depict how capitalism
fuels humans to destroy the environment. 1, 2, 3 & 7 culminate my practice,
merging digital photography with other mediums.
Materials: Photoshop composite - process map
Process(es): Tested screen printing - made halftone screen & background - add & subtract elements - painted
Size: 20" x 20"
Materials: Silk screen, wood panel, acrylic ink, found articles, my photos, gesso, acrylic paint
Process(es): Articles - environment degradation Color self portraits - emotions - issues string connects key points
Size: 12" x 20"
Materials: Wood panel, laser cutter, resin, news clippings, coffee, ink, blow torch
Process(es): Offshore oil spills greatly impact coastal ecosystems - fatal to birds OC close to heart visit often
Materials: Procreate, GlowForge laser cutter, wood, printmaking supplies Photoshop Composite
Process(es): Experimented with mono and bicolor woodblock prints & using the GlowForge
Size: 7" x 25"
Materials: Linoleum and wood blocks, black ink, laser cutter
Process(es): California grizzly bears are extinct yet they are the state animal Missing bear shown by dotted line
Size: 8" x 36"
Materials: Photoshop Digital Collage Images taken on Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR
Process(es): Self portrait shows pain & thinking over birds sleeping on trash in Bolsa Chica Wetland - 3 versions
Size: 11" x 14"
Materials: Gesso, found paper articles, laser printer images of my photos, coffee, ink, spray paint
Process(es): Created background - aged w/ ink & coffee - jelly plate & glued on images - crime scene & dead fish
Size: 8" x 23.5"
Materials: Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR, 70-200 mm lens & Photoshop
Process(es): bycatch = problem - seabirds Researched - found harbor, pelicans & trawler sunset-end of day/life
Size: 30" x 44"
Materials: charcoal
Process(es): Sketched penguins - added glasses and sleeping mask Researched Light pollution harms fairy penguins
Size: 8" x 22.5"
Materials: Canon 5D Mark IV DSLR, 24-70 mm lens Watercolor paper Blowtorch
Process(es): Nature = fragile Dragonfly=beauty at stake Flowers season changed - global warming - burns = damage
Width: 12.5" x 19"
Materials: Book cloth, book board, watercolor paper, glue, tape, screw posts, & leaf paper
Process(es): Progressed - single images to photobook - 25 stills depict natural beauty and human impact
Materials: Photoshop collage
Process(es): Sketchbook pages and final sketch to show process (ideation & practice)
Size: 14" x 20"
Materials: Oil paint and wood panel
Process(es): Mid 1800s bison begin decline - manifest destiny - nearly extinct N - america - recent rebound
Size: 21" x 14"
Materials: Sketch - ink drawing - watercolor - inspo=classic watercolor architectural sketches
Process(es): Penguins on wall street=impact of capitalism - global warming
Size: 24" x 24"
Materials: Oil paint on canvas Red Ferrari F40 toy car - old supercar - represents pollution and opulent waste
Process(es): Blue underpainting Painted sky and ocean then mountains Painted cards and attached toy car w / string
Size: 16" x 20"
Idea(s): The way people communicate ideas changes. Social media = newest in long history of visual expression
Materials: Acrylic paint on canvas digital photo print
Process(es): Painted on photo Same image - 3 styles - transition through time Realism -> impressionism -> photo
Size: 30" x 44""
Idea(s): Fairy penguins impacted by light pollution - difficult to find nests - can be
scared away from shore
Materials: charcoal
Process(es): Sketched penguins - added glasses and sleeping mask Researched light pollution
Citation(s): Referenced multiple photos provided by Penguin Parade where I saw penguins in Australia.
Size: 21" x 14"
Idea(s): Penguins on wall street = impact of capitalism - global warming - penguins habitat being lost
Materials: Watercolor and ink
Process(es): Sketch - ink drawing - watercolor - inspo=classic watercolor architectural sketches
Citation(s): Google images of wall street and penguins
Size: 14" x 20"
Idea(s): Mid 1800s bison begin decline - manifest destiny - nearly extinct North America - recent rebound
Materials: Oil paint and wood panel
Process(es): Drawing -> painted mountains - > wood-burned bison and hills - > stained foreground
Citation(s): Google bison images https://virtual.imnh.iri.isu.edu/Osteo/View/Bison/868
Size: 24" x 24"
Idea(s): Cars = polluters Only tip of damage seen like iceberg Unsustainable-will collapse like house o f car
Materials: Oil paint o n canvas Red Ferrari F40 toy car - old supercar - represents pollution and opulent waste
Process(es): Blue underpainting Painted sky and ocean then mountains Painted cards and attached toy car w/ string