bigger is better

This is another piece of work that took over a year to work on and I'm still not complete. I've come to really find the humor in this piece and it's become a running, inside joke between my friends and me. I started Big Rachel, as I affectionately call her, last March simply because I wanted to do a larger than life self portrait. Contrary to popular belief (REESE, CAMERON, MADISON, REGAN) I didn't paint her because I love myself SO MUCH, I did it because I'm what I know best and can accurately portray myself artistically.

her neck is always a work in progress 

i'm so fancy

this piece has been a work in progress for about a year now. I started this for set design and then went back a year later a renovated it. I loosely outlined the suitcase with white pencil chalk to give a very ghostly, electrifying feel of having been used and worn out on many adventures.

photography

Anyone who knows me personally can tell you that I love photography. A quick journey through my instagram feed will confirm that. My pictures are posed and rarely candid and typically reflect and idea or notion that's been floating around in my head for awhile.

here are two examples: