In this ongoing collection of child portraits, I am exploring the emotional impact of looking back on youth. My mom’s old photos of my brother and me instantly put a nostalgic smile on my face: the ever-so-slightly blurry camera, the deformed colors, the 2000’s outfits and background furniture. These images inspired this body of work. So, trying to chase the high of finding one of these images, I painted my brother. I landed at an imperfect portrait, but a portrait that resembles these photos: outdated, messy yet angelic, reminiscent of a moment in time.
"Gazing at My Youth: Longing to Be a Child Again (2/3)" Oil on Canvas 12 x 12. Showed at Mill Valley Youth Art Show at Flex, Mill Valley, 2025
"Gazing at My Youth: Longing to Be a Child Again (1/3)" Oil on Canvas 12 x 12. Showed at Mill Valley Youth Art Show at Flex, Mill Valley, 2025
"Gazing at My Youth: Longing to Be a Child Again (3/3)" Oil on Canvas 12 x 12. Showed at Mill Valley Youth Art Show at Flex, Mill Valley, 2025
The contents of this portfolio are some of the first paintings I had ever created. Through my freshman and sophomore year of high school, I encountered a shift in my perception of beauty. This portfolio of work, my first ever, is a general statement on a child’s relationship with beauty, and how that changes/is different throughout time. I purposefully didn’t compose the portraits of children because although this focuses on my relationship from a child to a teenager, it will be the same once I reach the next stages of my life, so painting adults is a universal youth in my eyes.
"Ugly Chaos". Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 12. Showed at the Drawing Room Gallery, San Francisco, 2023
"Taking Off the Mask" Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 12. Showed at the Drawing Room Gallery, San Francisco, 2023
"Out of Touch with Everyone" Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 12. Showed at the Drawing Room Gallery, San Francisco, 2023
"Finding Yourself" Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 12. Showed at the Drawing Room Gallery, San Francisco, 2023
"Moving Forward with the Past" Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 16 (2023)
"Disassociation" Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 16 (2023)
The contents of this portfolio are from my Junior Year Independent Study to investigate the representation of women throughout history. My exploration of feminism focuses on the specific style of the time and the societal expectations of the period. I especially focus on detail, realism, and shadowing through color theory to develop my art better and learn more about my own abilities/the techniques of the artists from the period I am studying. For each painting, I researched the periods to get a big picture of the gender roles in that era. I then dove into how women were seen and what kind of power they possessed, as well as looking into different art pieces created during that time for my inspiration.
“Roman Republic (509-27 BCE)” Oil on Canvas 20 x 16 (2024)
“Ancient Renaissance (1490-1520)” Oil on Canvas 20 x 16 (2024)
"Romantic Period (1798-1837) Oil on Canvas 30 x 24 (2024). Showed at Art Works Downtown, San Raphael, 2024
“Modern Day ” Oil on Canvas 20 x 16 (2024)
"Hellenistic Period (323-146 BCE)" Oil on Canvas 24 x 36 (2024)
"Impressionist Movement (1840-1926)" Oil on Canvas 14 x 11 (2024)