Young Star Scolded
2022
Aprox. 40’’ x 22’’
Found plywood, oil, graphite, oil pastel
Rediscovered memories of early life internet experiences, and the chewing out that followed. It came from the moment I realized just when I started documenting my childhood online.
View of Stage; Institutional Wisting and Shame
2023
48’’ x 23’’
Found plywood, oil, graphite, oil pastel, pen
A reflection on the high ceiling-ed architecture of most art and music institutions.
Newsroom
2023
Aprox. 10’’ x 21’’
Tan slate laminate on PVC, oil, pen
I am trying to not be scared of spending time building newsroom sets and installing them.
Free Time
2023
6’’ x 12’’
Grey vinyl on plexiglass, oil, pen
Comic book style sequencing of tableaus seen in hours off from work.
Untitled (In the Process of Becoming a Scene)
2022
Aprox. 32’’ x 43’’
Found plywood, house paint, oil pastel, graphite, oil
Cluttered overlay of overly romanticized associations with a certain basketball court.
Stupid Dream in that Format
2022
7.5’’ x 5’’
Book paper, ballpoint pen, oil, spray-on polyurethane wood finish
Monument to Free Time
2022
71’’ x 43’’
Found curtain, oil, marker, pen, vegetable oil, toothpaste, ink, tracing paper, acrylic medium
Using constantly viewed smartphone format and imagery to create the frenzied, consuming mode of thought that comes from the rapid intake of marketed content.
Vision Deterioration Study Four
2022
16’’ x 23’’
Rives BK, acrylic, ballpoint pen, marker, oil, acrylic medium
Scene of abnormal eye floaters, experienced while looking at bright, winter sunlight.
Pass it Off as a Slip and Fall
2022
48’’ x 96’’
Oil, wallpaper paste, graphite, lithography ink, charcoal, baby oil and acrylic medium on MDF
A personal reckoning with self acceptance, internalized homophobia, and shame.
Cycle Origins, Wednesday’s to Now
2022
60’’ x 48’’
Gesso, Oil, graphite, toothpaste, ballpoint pen, vegetable oil, acrylic medium and Durham’s Water Putty on a discarded stretched canvas
Sequencing and layering experiment, using rediscovered memories with the commonality of sloth.
Recurring Porter Dream
2021
12” x 16”
Molding paste, fluid acrylic, ballpoint pen, graphite, oil, and acrylic medium on panel
Slick Forehead
2021
12’’ x 9’’
Ballpoint pen, oil, acrylic medium, wipe-on polyurethane finish, construction paper, scrap plywood
What’s under my bangs?