The Republic Dreaming
First place, 2026 Congressional Art Competition, PA-3. On view in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol. 20 hour self-portrait. Inspired by Renaissance portraiture.
Paintings
Big Little Sister
Self-portrait, 32 hours over 4 weeks. Inspired technically by visual effect of dappled lighting in the forest and chiaroscuro lighting. Inspired creatively by the ephemerality of childhood and the transition into womanhood.
Loseekum
Landscape, 7 hours over 2 days. Inspired technically by use of color temperature to enhance depth.
5 Months
Older sister as subject. 2 hour portrait. Inspired creatively by hot, rural summer days by the water. Inspired technically by facial undertone mapping.
Figure and portrait studies
Studies from life at Studio Incamminati, a classical atelier in South Philadelphia. These include nude figure studies.
Full-Body Oil Study
21 hour study over 3 days, from life.
Portrait Oil Study
3 hour study from life. Minimalist color and purposeful glimpses of canvas tone beneath to create multiple values with one color using opacity.
2 Full-Body Oil Gestures
4 hour and 3 hour study respectively, both from life. Using strong, purposeful brushstrokes to capture shapes of light and shadow.
Full-Body Oil Gesture
1 hour study from life. Simplifying light and shadow into main forms.
Portrait Early Construction
3 hour study from life. Geometric base structure to compare form angles and capture likeness.
Sculpture
Scrabble
Inspired by Greek amphora vases. Hand built using coil method and pinch pot method.
Otisfield-Pontoon
Color and sheen inspired by oil slick on water. Made by creating facial mold, casting in plaster and using additive and subtractive sculpting methods.
Drawing
Graphite Portrait Study
6 hour study, 2 sessions over 2 weeks, from life.
Full-Body Charcoal Gesture
30 minute study from life.
Full-Body Charcoal Gesture
1 hour study from life.
Full-Body Charcoal Gesture
1 hour study from life.
Small paintings
Five portraits on three-inch canvases.
Mini Portraits
Size of a post-it note (size comparison below), 2 hours each.
At one scale
Three of the paintings above, laid on top of each other at the same scale: Big Little Sister at 36 by 36 inches, The Republic Dreaming at 16 by 20, and Laugh at 3 by 3.
