Recent Paintings

more to come...

Wyoming Mural

A family friend of ours, Dawn Newquist, asked me to do a mural of a Wyoming waterfall in her niche. Their house is huge and beautiful, it's interior design inspired by Jackson Hole, a town at the base of the Grand Tetons. I worked with around five different photographs of waterfalls, mountains, and trees, and blended them into one scene, working in colors from the rest of the house.

Portrait of Zach Newquist

Zach just graduated high school and is soon to leave for West Point, and Mrs. Newquist commissioned me to paint a portrait of him. I went ahead and added the photo that I worked from.

Megan

This is a 24" x 24" portrait of my sister Megan on the beach in Florida. I had some free time after midterms :)

3-D Shell Illusion

I was commissioned to paint values on a flat, white surface to give the illusion that there was an indented shell. I actually enjoyed tossing out the color aspect of the mural and fully embracing values.

Mural in the Massage Room of the Aurelia Salon & Spa

French Bedroom

I recently finished this mural for a ten year old girl's bedroom. They wanted something with pink and black. She's a cheerleader, and wanted a fashion/diva/French theme. Here's what I came up with!

The style of this room was different from anything I'd done before, and I enjoyed the challenge and creativity. They had a beautiful house set in the country, and Mrs. Felton and her family were incredibly fun and kind while I worked away upstairs.

Beach Bedroom Mural

This was painted in Mrs. Council's room this past August:

Lilies

This painting was a bit of a stretch for me. It's a 24" by 24" canvas, gallery wrap. This was one of the first times that I've taken something so small - the lilies - and blown it up to 3x it's size. Most of the time I keep things life-sized or smaller.

Portrait of Parisa Bahmani

I painted this wall in the back patio of the Music Cafe in Damascus. It was my first outdoor mural, and the weather was, on average, 95 degrees outside. However, despite the hot weather, it was a great experience! The employees and the owner of the cafe - Randy Emerson - were so friendly and encouraging, and I enjoyed the subject matter. Not to mention, I was able to eat the Music Cafe's food...

Red Barn

Wine and Flowers

Veggie Still Life

First Week of Summer Break

Snowed In, Part 2

Here's the painting I worked on during the second snow storm of the week:

Snowed In

Well, this past Friday, one of the biggest snow storms in the history of Gaithersburg struck the earth, leaving me trapped inside of my house. I had nothing to do, so I made another painting while watching Food Network and eating popcorn.

And by the way, the cheese in the painting is smoked Gouda, my favorite cheese out of all cheeses. I am now eating it to celebrate.

Narnia Mural

During the second half of winter break, I worked on a mural in Evelyn Mays's room. It was a real pleasure, to be honest. Their house is beautiful, and their family is incredibly warm and welcoming. Evelyn wanted a Narnia theme (specifically from The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe), so here's how it came out:

Some paintings I've done over break:

Here are two pictures that I did of Kristen Emelio:

and here is one of Kristin Hoover:

and a kitchen trio:

It has been fun.