I have always been somewhat defensive of dragons as the definite villains in their stories, and liked to write or imagine stories where dragons were the heroes.

I chose to draw a portrait of Omer Louis Ninham because he was sixteen years old when charged with first-degree intentional homicide and physical abuse of a child.

The individual I chose to draw was Yusef Salaam.

Making this portrait I wanted people to see that this is a little girl but yet has been through so much already at the age of 6.

Childhood is both universal and deeply personal, shaping who we become while continually shifting as we revisit it over time.

For this piece, I was inspired by a recent passion project of mine.

In this photo, I was trying to convey a feeling of longing, and looking towards the horizon for escaope.

This bird Sussie is inspired by the bird from K-pop demon hunters.

This project was inspired by Lucian Freud and Cristina Troufa, and the way they paint skin with unusual colors, texture, and form.

This piece is a self-portrait being gently comforted by three glowing hands.

Dating back centuries, women have been idealized through art, but through that process they are removed of the very thing that makes them who they are; they are removed of their autonomy, their faults, their humanity.

The little girl pictured in the artwork is me.

I created this as a method of expressing my own thoughts about individualism in a society inherently based upon tradition and meritocracy, and seeing ourselves through this lens.

This was my first still life.

I put on a show for the world to see: childishly cheerful and bold under the spotlight.

Our desire to protect and hold on can quickly fester into something much more murky; what happens when the subject itself rejects you?

I chose to paint a photo that I took in Oregon, where I admired the beauty of a hilly landscape around me. I realized that the beauty was made up of thousands of imperfections that worked together to create one vast countryside, composed of small deformities collaborating to become a remarkable scenery.

In this study, I examined how light is affected by a restricting object like a mesh. In order to emphasize the light, I used white conte on black paper.

This work is inspired by drama series’ like The X Files, that consist of a main duo who work as partners.

This painting represents the social injustice women lived in during the past.