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The Victorian Square (2024)

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The Victorian Square (2024)

The Square (formerly known as Victorian Square) is a block of sixteen buildings dating to the 1880s in Lexington, KY... [more]

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lexington victorian square interior stairs balcony white black yellow

Artist Series - A night walk in a San Salvador cactus patch (2024)

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Artist Series - A night walk in a San Salvador cactus patch (2024)

Cacti soar 15 meters into the night sky and dare the stars not to touch them, painted using photos taken... [more]

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non-representational white black lines

Artist Series - Morning fog in the foothills of Mount Ohtake (2024)

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Artist Series - Morning fog in the foothills of Mount Ohtake (2024)

This piece, inspired by the works of Japanese artist Tomie Ohtake (1913-2015), is an exploration of painting, simpler forms, and... [more]

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concrete waterfall painting green tomie ohtake artist series

Asteroidea (2024)

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Asteroidea (2024)

i don't know what even happened y'all this was literally a photo of a starfish ... have i gone too... [more]

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montreal nature red orange starfish

Celestial Festival (2024)

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Celestial Festival (2024)

Many of my experiments lately have revolved around intentionally combining natural and man-made elements to yield new and interesting textures.... [more]

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lights maryland trees orange christmas lights kentucky portrait

cherry moon mk iii (2024)

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cherry moon mk iii (2024)

third prototype of the cherry moon artwork - this version obscures the eponymous moon in favor of a more cohesive... [more]

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moon maryland cherry flowers pink trees white night

Copper Chaos (2024)

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Copper Chaos (2024)

This nondescript photograph of a tile floor in the Orlando (Fl.) Airport has been lovingly ruined for your enjoyment

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purple teal tile geometric organic

Exquisite Human Suffering (2024)

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Exquisite Human Suffering (2024)

While looking at photos of jewels for in the Smithsonian Museum's Open Access Collection, I came across a beautiful and... [more]

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teal orange silver open access collection jewelry activism stolen

Prickly Pair mk 3 (2024)

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Prickly Pair mk 3 (2024)

I mean ... this is objectively the better version of these right? The other one is really neat but this... [more]

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montreal cactus nature blue purple lines organic

The Most Beautiful Spring mk 2 (2024)

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The Most Beautiful Spring mk 2 (2024)

This piece, adapted from a 2007 work of the same name, is a celebration an eventful period, and good things... [more]

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green tree

resurfacing (2023)

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resurfacing (2023)

My first 8k artwork, taking elements from all over the world, from the arboretum at Montreal's Olympic Park, to Lafayette... [more]

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orlando montreal amsterdam purple new orleans 8k red accepted

Scape (2023)

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Scape (2023)

This piece is an amalgamation of 15 photos taken after a devastating storm destroyed large parts a newly-installed native wildscape... [more]

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garden flowers storm blue pink landscape

Espiritu DF (2023)

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Espiritu DF (2023)

This piece is a collection of colors, shapes, and textures from Mexico City. From the unrelenting geometry of Biblioteca Vasconcelos... [more]

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cdmx architecture concrete mexico bosque chapultepec red geometric organic skyline library biblioteca vasconcelos church sidewalk accepted

Puerto Rico Layers (2021)

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Puerto Rico Layers (2021)

An abstract photomanipulation made up of scenes from around Puerto Rico, including Arecibo Observatory, San Juan, and El Yunque National... [more]

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architecture nature layers series geometric organic outdoor puerto rico rainbow

Alpine Europe Layers (2019)

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Alpine Europe Layers (2019)

In 2019 I was blessed with the privilege of attending the Women's World Cup Final in Lyon, and during that... [more]

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europe architecture castle abbey italy france switzerland cabin mountain mountains turin alps layers series

Netherlands Layers (2019)

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Netherlands Layers (2019)

There are challenges to being an artist that I cherish. Usually it's applying new techniques to existing forms, but you... [more]

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architecture netherlands pink amsterdam purple teal

Gallery

The Victorian Square (2024)

Artist Series - A night walk in a San Salvador cactus patch (2024)

Artist Series - Morning fog in the foothills of Mount Ohtake (2024)

Asteroidea (2024)

Celestial Festival (2024)

cherry moon mk iii (2024)

Copper Chaos (2024)

Exquisite Human Suffering (2024)

Prickly Pair mk 3 (2024)

The Most Beautiful Spring mk 2 (2024)

resurfacing (2023)

Scape (2023)

Espiritu DF (2023)

Puerto Rico Layers (2021)

Alpine Europe Layers (2019)

Netherlands Layers (2019)

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