Laguna College of Art + Design

My thesis work Everything is Hours is a seven-by-seven-foot oil panting on canvas that

explores our shared yet unconscious connections to this world and its elements. In this square

made up of three canvases, I depict how cycles of time, the seasons, and mythical figures

interconnect. By combining representational features and various symbols with abstract

elements, I attempt to conjure unpredictable associations in viewers and generate a sense of

wonder by layering personifications of everyday objects and other motifs that have similar

shapes upon each other. Exploring these and other relationships, I have used color to amplify the

painting’s narrative direction and meaning. Art is one of the most powerful ways to

communicate with others and ask the eternal questions: Who am I, where did I come from, where

am I going? I believe that sharing a few of the possible answers to these questions could be a

way to touch the keys of eternity.