Oil, acrylic and graphite on canvas
2023
20” x 16”
Image description: Still life painting of a translucent green vase holding two calla lilies, in front of the brass beam of a shelf and a white wall. The wall and shadows have soft, varying hues of light.
Oil, acrylic and graphite on wood panel
2022
6.75” x 4.75”
Image description: Painting of two sunflowers made from Lego in close-up, in a textured teal glass bottle, against a muted purple-blue background. The petals are bright yellow and orange, and the center of the foreground sunflower is a round, brown disc with Lego studs on its surface. The leaves and stems are green and have sharp geometric forms.
Oil and acrylic on canvas
2022
5” x 4”
Image description: Painting of a rose made from Lego, in close-up against a muted purple-blue background. The bright red petals and green stem and leaves are composed of sharp geometric shapes.
Oil and acrylic on wood panel
2022
8x8”
Image description: Still life painting of three succulent plants that are made from Lego, against a muted purple-blue background. Each is in a square “pot” of shiny black plastic Lego. At left is a cactus, tallest of the three, with a pink orb-like flower on top. The other two succulents are smaller, one green and one orange.
Oil and acrylic on canvas
2022
5” x 4”
Image description: Painting of three tulips that are made from Lego in close-up, against a muted purple-blue background. The tulip in front, seen at right, is yellow; at left is a purple tulip and obscured behind them is a white one. Each has a light green stem and deep blue blade-shaped leaves.
Acrylic on canvas
2017
20” x 16”
Image description: Painting of a beige paper bag of coffee beans sitting on its side in front of two brown glass stubby bottles. The bottle on the right holds a single craspedia (yellow puff ball) flower; the bottle at left holds two. The still life is situated against a grey-blue background.
Oil on canvas
2021
8” x 10”
Image description: Painting of an orange cat, seen from behind, looking out a pair of glass doors at a dimly lit, snow-covered backyard, with a fence and rooftops in the background. The early-morning light outside is blue, in contrast to the warm, orange light inside the house.
Oil and acrylic on canvas
2021
11” x 14”
Image description: Painting of houses in a residential neighborhood. A two-story dark blue house is seen at center, with a pale orange house and garage visible in the right and left foreground. A string of lights connects the house and garage. The late afternoon sky is a gradient of light blue at bottom to darker blue at top.
Oil and acrylic on canvas panel
2021
9” x 12”
Image description: Painting of a house and fenced garden in dim evening light. There is a large tree behind the house, in dark silhouette. The house is lit by a string of bulbs, which shine through a multicolored Pride flag attached to the corner of the house.
Acrylic on canvas
2017
20” x 16”
Image description: Painting of a teal plate holding three tacos and two lime wedges, with a jar of yellow guava drink behind it. The tacos include green strips of cactus and small white pieces of onion. The table surface is beige and the background is dark red.
Oil on canvas
2018
3” x 3” each
Commissioned by Doe Donuts, purveyor of amazing vegan delights in Portland, Oregon. Clockwise from upper left: Mississippi Mud, Root Beer Float, Birthday Cake, and Chicken & Waffles.
Image description: Four small, square paintings of donuts, arranged in a 2x2 grid surrounded by clean white space. Clockwise from upper left: A brown donut with swirls of white glaze on an orange background; a donut with brown glaze, whipped cream and a small decorative straw on a blue background; a donut with blue glaze, sprinkles and yellow crumbles on a pink background; and a donut with white glaze, topped with breaded vegan chicken and a mini waffle on a green background.
Acrylic on canvas
2019
12” x 16”
Image description: Painting of autumn leaves seen in close-up on the ground, on grass at the edge of a sidewalk. The scene is brightly lit with warm sunlight, casting a long shadow from the largest leaf at center. The leaves have dewdrops on them, which shine like crystals in the sunlight.
Oil and acrylic on canvas
2021
12” x 9”
Image description: Painting of a city sidewalk in close-up. Two dark lines representing seams between sections of pavement intersect the composition, vertically at right and horizontally at top. The faded brown imprint of a leaf straddles the vertical line. Another, smaller imprint can be seen at top.
Oil, acrylic and graphite on canvas
2021
12” x 9”
Image description: Painting of a city sidewalk in close-up. A dark line bisects the painting, representing the seam between sections of pavement. The entire composition is scattered with overlapping, faded imprints of leaves in shades of brown and grey. Near the top, three actual leaves can be seen.
Oil, acrylic and graphite on canvas
2021
14” x 11”
Image description: Painting of a city sidewalk in close-up. Toward the left, a crack between sections of pavement bisects the composition vertically. At top, the edge of a grassy area is seen. Scattered throughout are fall leaves, and the smeared rusty-brown imprints of leaves.
Oil on canvas with graphite and pastel
2017
36" x 48"
Created in 2017, this dyptich serves as a portal by which to look back on Trump's America from an indeterminate future in which "the wall" was built and eventually decommissioned, with pieces left standing as remembrance of an oppressive regime and a monument to equality and acceptance. Includes imagery appropriated from the Berlin Wall, American street art and pop culture, as well as from fellow vegan artist and activist Karen Fiorito.
Image description: Painting of a tall concrete wall in disrepair, covered in various graffiti which includes an image of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump kissing, and the words “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” with “GREAT” covered by a spray-painted “LOVE.” There is a hole in the wall through which a hilly horizon can be seen; ivy grows through the hole and over the top. A bird is perched on top under a blue sky, and a young Latina girl stands looking at the graffiti.
Oil on canvas with graphite and pastel
2017
36" x 48"
Image description: Painting of another section of tall concrete wall in the same style. Graffiti includes a rainbow flag, two doves, and hands of varying skin tones fingerspelling “UNITY.” A middle-aged Black woman and white man stand looking at the graffiti.
Micron pen
2018
5” x 11”
Image description: Ink drawing of six hands arranged in horizontal row, in black on beige, spelling out the word “resist” in ASL fingerspelling. The first “s” is in the form of the fist logo most commonly known as the Black Power fist.
Charcoal and pastel on bristol
2018
24” x 19”
Image description: Charcoal drawing of a hand forming the ASL sign for “like,” with the thumb and middle finger touching and the other fingers outstretched. Because this is a moving sign, there is a subtle smear emanating from the thumb tip, suggesting a motion blur.
Charcoal and pastel on bristol
2018
19” x 24”
Image description: Charcoal drawing of two hands forming the ASL sign for “art,” one hand with its pinky up in a “drawing” motion against the other palm. Because this is a moving sign, there are motion lines next the the “drawing” hand.
A commission depicting the patron’s son’s name fingerspelled in ASL.
Watercolor and gouache on bristol
2018
12” x 24”
Image description: Painting of seven hands arranged in a horizontal row, rendered in blue and orange in a loose painterly style on a white background, fingerspelling the name “Lachlan” in ASL.
Watercolor, ink and graphite on bristol
2017
12” x 9”
Image description: Painting of a hand holding a gold pocket watch, rendered in a loose, abstract style on a white background. The shape of a dark sleeve and teal cuff trail off to the left of the hand, and a chain arcs up to the right from the watch. Emanating vertically from the surface of the watch is a cloud of short teal lines.
Charcoal, pastel and colored pencil on bristol
2017
19” x 24”
Image description: Charcoal drawing of two hands clasped together and forming a “gun” shape, with the index fingers pointing to the right, toward a hovering teal asterisk shape. The hands are black and white, and everything is surrounded by clean white space.
Charcoal, pastel and colored pencil on bristol
2017
24” x 19”
Image description: Charcoal drawing of a hand with open palm hanging down toward the right, fingers loosely open, “pouring” a cascade of crisp teal lines rendered in colored pencil. The palm appears to have a bit of teal “liquid” in it. The hand is in black and white, and the composition is surrounded by clean white space.
A t-shirt design for my hometown’s best coffee shop, in Corvallis, OR.
Ink and digital
2020
6" x 6"
Image description: Ink drawing in black on white, of a cartoonishly grotesque male figure wrapping one hand around the back of his head to pull his lower eyelid to the side while the other hand pours coffee from a cup into the eyelid. His eyes are bloodshot red, the only color in the image, and he wears a t-shirt reading “Interzone” in uneven typewriter-style lettering.
Micron pen with digitally added color
2019
8” x 10”
Published in Pacific Sentinel magazine, February 2019
Image description: Ink caricature in black, white and grey, of Donald Trump standing behind a table covered in wrapped burgers and fries on fancy trays, and an ornate candelabra. His face is contorted in childlike fury and spit is flying from his mouth. Large uneven bubble lettering to his right indicates that he’s yelling “HAMBERDERS!”
Digital
2020
Image description: Digitally drawn caricature of Donald Trump, in full color, bellowing in a delirious rage, with red bubble letters reading “FAKE WITCH HUNT!” spewing from his open mouth. His face is ringed with pale skin tone where his fake tan makeup fails to meet his hairline.
Ink and watercolor pencil
2015
8" x 10"
For my wife's birthday taco crawl. Shirts were made.
Image description: Drawing of two anthropomorphic tacos riding an orange cat, in ink and watercolor pencil. The tacos are wearing birthday hats; one holds a margarita, and the other holds an ice cream cone. Cilantro is raining down on the scene like confetti. Below the cat, grey bubble letters read “TINY TACO TOUR 2015.”
Watercolor and graphite
2017
10” x 8”
Image description: Watercolor painting of a city street in Ubud, Bali. A multistory building with scalloped rooftops sits on a sloping street, with a curving tree in front of it. The curb has a black and white checkered pattern. A person is heading downhill, to the right, on a motor scooter.