Picasso. 2015. Pencil on Paper.
This drawing depicts Pablo Picasso and was sketched from a photograph of Picasso himself then enlarged using a gridded transfer method. It was created as a study on light and shadow and the way intense lighting plays with natural textures.
Clarity. 2012. Spray Paint on Cardboard.
This painting depicts a child smoking in both negative and positive. It was created as a study of smoke and was inspired by Seattle graffiti and street-art.
Broken Windows Effect. 2016. Sharpie on Broken CD's.
Broken Windows Effect is a sculpture created entirely out of broken CD's drawn on with sharpie and constructed with hot glue. It was created the day of and the day after the 2016 presidential election and shows public perception in San Francisco at the time. Everything on the CD's was written by friends and peers of the artist and then compiled into an illustration of Trump Tower and the Illuminati Pyramid in accordance with the theme of the writing.
Illuminati Pyramid Close-Up
Trump Tower Close-Up
Writing Close-Up
Ice Cream Close-Up
Ice Cream and Cherry. 2016. Wax.
This sculpture depicts a soft-serve ice cream cone and a cherry. It was created by melting down scented candles with a heat gun then collecting and molding the hot wax on a wooden stick, much like how a candle is made.
Ice Cream and Cherry Close-Up
The Things They Carried. 2015. Gouache on Canvas.
This painting was created as an alternate book cover for The Things They Carried, by Tim O'brien. It was inspired by mid-century German illustration and artist in the German Expressionist movement such as Franz Marc.
Dancing Doctor. 2016. Charcoal on Paper.
This drawing depicts a doctor dancing, smoking a cigarette, and pointing at a crown next to his head as if to exclaim he were "the king". It was created by overlapping many gesture drawings at different angles and then discovering the contour lines that naturally stand out into a figures form within them.
Italian Dancer. 2016. Charcoal on Paper.
This drawing depicts an Italian dancer in many 10 second gesture sketches juxtaposed on top of each other at many different angles. It was created as a study on movement and the contour of the human body in motion.
Giant Stepping Over Twin Peaks. 2014. Pencil on Paper.
This drawing depicts a giant blissfully stepping over Twin Peak, San Francisco, clutching Sutro Tower while being attacked by a bi-plane and a Snow Speeder from Star Wars. It was created as a study of anatomy and muscle structure and was drawn almost entirely without reference, excluding the Snow Speeder.
Propaganda Poster. 2012. Charcoal on Paper.
This drawing depicts an American World War 2 soldier. It was inspired by war time propaganda art but was created as an anti-war propaganda piece utilizing the fear that is naturally evoked by the sight of a soldier.
A Shot at the People. 2015. Alcohol Markers on Paper.
This drawing depicts a police officer shooting himself in the foot with the American Flag appearing in his blood stream and the words "A shot at the people is a shot at America". It was created to illustrate the issues of police brutality and the fact that it fundamentally undermines the democratic ideals of power to the people by creating a dominate and oppress power structure.
Karl. 2015. Pen & Ink on Paper.
This drawing depicts a woman smoking with her head out the window while overlooking Twin Peaks, San Francisco. It is named Karl after the popular name San Franciscans have given the fog ever present in the city.