Laguna College of Art + Design

The culmination of this body of works is centered on my experiences. The paintings of

this series follow the story of my life at this time in the past and the present. I want to depict

places and people that mark a specific time and place in my life. Each painting holds a purpose

as part of a memoir and a personal reflection of that specific moment. These paintings will not

hold the same value for different viewers; however the hope is that they too can relate to these

personal experiences. These paintings are not necessarily investigations of the subject matter of

the painting, but they are more intrinsically embedded. One cannot in other words recreate a

moment in the way it was originally experienced. The paintings provide more than what a

photograph might since they have a deep personal connection. This project, like a journal is

intended to develop nostalgia for the viewer by painting an autobiography.