Laguna College of Art + Design

My work explores the juicy world of color, shuffling bright hues together like a stack

of paint chips and choosing the boldest and most saturated as the primary vehicle for the

expression of the piece. Portraits are the current subject that I use to conduct my color

experimentation, using cropped compositions and absurd expressions to create an

environment strange enough serve as a balance for the high impact color. The resulting

portrait is intensely chromatic and more than a little ridiculous. Approaching the artistic

process in this way allows me to satisfy my craving for color and indulge my fascination with

facial expressions. I use limited, high key palettes so as not to overwhelm the portrait with

the kaleidoscope of colors at my disposal. This also unifies the piece, giving it a strong

graphic quality. I seek to convey the strange delight it is to be alive and hope to create an

image that is deeply relatable for the viewer. I’m interested in exposing the colorful and the

personal. Nothing else will satisfy.