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 by visual effect of dappled lighting in the forest and chiaroscuro lighting techiques.
Loseekum
Landscape, 7 hours over 2 days. Technically inspired by use of color temperature to create the illusion of radiating light.
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.
2 Full-Body Oil Gestures
4 hour and 3 hour study respectively, both from life.
Full-Body Oil Gesture
1 hour study from life.
Portrait Early Construction
3 hour study from life.
Sculpture
Scrabble
Inspired by Greek amphora vases. Hand built using
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 20 by 16, and Laugh at 3 by 3.
