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Graffiti Beach

"Graffiti Beach" is an acrylic painting on loose canvas. It is 27 by 36 inches. I made this of a pipe covered in graffiti at Fort Funston beach when I was there.

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Untitled

During my creative process I do not always start off with a set notion of what I will create. I let the creativity flow through me, and take me where it needs to go.

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Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 by F. Mendelssohn

As long as I remember I have loved music. I started to learn to play the violin when I was 4 years old. Except for my great-great grandfather no one in my family has ever played this instrument, so I do not really recall why I asked my parents and insisted that I wanted to learn the violin. I started on a tiny violin and still remember all the Twinkle variations with which I started.

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theory of nothing

This piece was for a project in my multimedia art class, I tried to draw inspiration from the 'the theory of relativity' because I find that particular piece to be very interesting.

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Sunset in the snow

My photo was captured in Tahoe when the sun was setting and I tried to capture the trees to make almost a black outline of them to add to the photo while getting the sunset and some mountains in the far background.

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Erosion

As time passes, we humans erode, both physically and mentally. Not only do our appearances change, but so do the way we view the world. Thanks to our personal experiences, the people around us, and our environment, how the world is presented to us will change and, in turn, will further shape us as individuals.

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Droplets

The main focus of the photo is in the middle and was eye-catching. All of the movement was still as well which made it easier to capture the raindrop on the grass. I was also able to focus on the framing and placement of the nature around it.

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Hazy Blue

I took this photo around a year ago. I was working on a photography project at the time and went out to Fort Baker near the golden gate bridge with a view of the city across the bay.

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Textured Shadows

My main focus was to capture the detail and texture of this room and how the light coming from the windows changes the meaning. This image portrays a dark room with light seeping through from the window.

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holy ghost

This photo is part of a series I made called "Alone with The Town," in which I explored the streets of Oakland at night, enjoying their comforting loneliness, and capturing their eccentricities.

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sungaze.

“sungaze.” — a captured moment of Mia mid-move during an improvisational photo session. Although it is a still photo, the graceful quality of her movement and emotion still shine through the screen nonetheless.

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