This piece became more significant when I realized I had not done a good job on the server in the foreground and blocked her out with white ink. And then (!) I saw the piece was done. The white outline gave the piece its title and meaning: serving is a common, kind of shitty right of passage for many young women -made more shitty by us men who would objectify them.
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6x6 inches
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This piece was created from a sketch in the AGO of a piece by Henry Moore and pieces by Brian Jungen in the background in 2011. I enjoyed the long production process because I spent much of it listening to Barack Obama and whitehouse staff being competent.
This is a piece based on a painting by Frederick Varley in the AGO. I sketched it roughly in the gallery and completed it at home. My color choices were not based on the original (I will have to go back and see what they are at some point).
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8.5x12 inches
These large, powerful wood carved figures are located in the Murray Frum Gallery at the AGO. The male figure on the right was made by Bamileke peoples (called Commemorative Portrait of King Nguambo of the Kingdom of Bakassa). The Mother and Child Figure in the middle was made by Mbeudjiang (called Portrait Figure of Queen Nana of the Batufam Kingdom). The figure on the left is a mother with child whose identification I will need to find. I distorted the space and colors around these sculptures because the pieces look strange juxtaposed with a flat, straight design.
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9x12 inches
This piece is from the Rosedale side of the Glen Road pedestrian bridge looking over Rosedale Valley. The subtle details of different leaf shades, the depths of the valley, and even barely noticeable buildings and clouds were a joy and challenge to bring to the page.
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8x10.5 inches
She does.
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11x15 inches
This is what the profile of the right side of my face looks like with more green than the usual none.
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6x9 inches
My early work in pointillism included using repeated elements such as the v-shape in this piece. I haven’t done much with this invention but this piece is proof of concept. so if you are interested, pay me to make one for you (or buy my self portrait which would feel a bit strange for me).
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11x15 inches
When I was finally completing my degree at the University of Toronto, I spent some of my time drawing in Queen’s Park Circle. This is an image of some oaks and the statue of the horse and rider. The oaks are old and gorgeous although my favorite one is no longer there unfortunately.
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5.5x3.5 inches
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6x6 inches
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I like that they are both the same size.
This piece is called Warrior with Shield by Henry Moore and is in the AGO. This piece didn’t work as well as I hoped -it’s a bit washy. But it’s still pretty cool and further proof that I mostly find Moore’s stuff most interesting from the back.
ink on paper 8x12 inches