Clinic Cat

Clinic Cat. Charcoal. 2019

2019 Patriotic Piece

Beyond the Call. Pencil. 2019

When the general public envisions our country's military, we see the large number of 

brave soldiers that have protected America ever since our young nation's existence.  

But, most of us never look past this surface. In my drawing, I wanted to capture the true 

heart and soul of the American soldier by depicting an Army Sergeant holding a little 

civilian boy.  The boy represents the horrors of war and all of the innocent lives that war 

effects. The burning building and the fire symbolize the destruction that war brings.  

However, in the midst of the mayhem, the Sergeant depicts the quiet strength, deep 

compassion, and unfaltering hope that can only be found in the heart of a soldier.  Though 

the battlefields and the styles of combat may change, the demeanor of an American 

soldier will always stay the same.

“... suffering produces endurance; endurance, character; character, hope…”  Romans 5: 3-4

Soft Pastel

Untitled. Soft Pastel Painting. 2018

1982

Better Days. Pencil Drawing. 2018

Horizontal Narrative

Untitled. Pencil Drawing. 2018

As a class we were challenged to depict a story or lesson by use of a horizontal narrative.  I chose to depict the rising crisis of growing division in our country today.  Many pieces of art influenced my horizontal narrative, including a painting done by John Singer Sargent in 1919 titled Gassed.

M.T.X.E.

M.T.X.E.  Lino-cut. 2017

This year our art class experimented with printmaking.  I made the print above by carving a relief into linoleum.  The linoleum was then covered with ink and pressed in a hand powered printing press.  

Untitled. Buff Clay. 2018