art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.

Here is some of my art I've done over the past few years, enjoy!

Owl, 2011
Acrylic

The Chair I Reign/Rain From, 2011

Acrylic

Chris's Songbird, 2012

Acrylic

Sunflower Field, 2012
Acrylic
(Chris' mother loves sunflowers, so she had asked me to paint some for her)

Steampunk Adventure Time, 2012

Acrylic

Skeleton Key, 2012

Acrylic

Okinawan Shisa, 2012

Acrylic

Forever Alone, 2012 

(A joke painting I did for my old roommate)

Acrylic

Adventure Time Finn and Jake, 2013

Felt

Bioshock Infinite's Songbird, on an iPhone case, 2013
Sharpie

Sun & Moon, 2013

(inspired by Above & Beyond's song, "Sun and Moon")

Acrylic

Space Kodama, 2013

(my first attempt at a galaxy background, and used inspiration from Princess Monoke's kodama/tree spirits)

Acrylic

Magic Bus/Bus 142, 2013
(Inspired by Chris Mccandless, from the book Into The Wild)

Sharpie

Kaonashi//No Face, 2013
(Inspired by the movie Spirited Away)

Animals Soaring for Strawberry Jam, 2013
Acrylic
(This painting was inspired by a dream I had. By putting strawberry jam on the ceiling, you could see small flying animals fly out from nooks and crannies of the hotel to come out and eat the jam)

Tonari no Totoro, 2013
Acrylic
I painted this for my mom's upcoming birthday, because she loves this movie :)

"To repair with gold, understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken", 2013
Acrylic

 "Christian", 2013
Acrylic

"For Megan", 2013
Acrylic

"Acatalepsy - the impossibility of comprehending the universe; the belief that human knowledge can never have true certainty", 2014
Acrylic

"Owl Always Love You", 2013
Watercolor on Watercolor Paper

 Fox Mug for my friend Cecilia, 2014
Oil-based Marker Pens

 Okinawan Shisa mug for my mother, 2014
Oil-based Marker Pens

 Owl Mug, 2014
Oil-based Marker Pens

 Sunflower mug for my mother-in-law Carol, 2014
Oil-based Marker Pens

Wolf Mug for my friend Kirsty, 2014
Oil-based Marker Pens

 This painting was inspired by several things: Porter Robinson's song "Sad Machine" , old school hero/villian/princess-saving games (Chris and I have been playing Zelda a lot lately), and the love I have for Chris. You're always the hero in these types of video games, but you still choose to make it happen. Chris is my hero who has awakened me and turned my world upside down <3 p="">Acrylic, 2014

This painting was inspired by a dream I had. A "spirit guide" came to me while I was re-living some negative situations I have experienced in my life, and it told me to stop letting myself be taken advantage of, and to let go of any toxic relationships that were holding me back, whether it was with myself, others, or my surroundings and environment. I've been working to let go of anything that has held me back, and it was a great feeling to have the importance of this manifested to me so strongly in a dream. Go for your dreams and goals in life, and don't let your past or your fears hold you back. Keep those people close to you that want you to achieve anything and everything you desire!

Acrylic, 2014

 

I tried painting a piece to represent the word "sonder", that has been on my mind lately. It is the realization that every being is living a life as vivid and complex as our own. I'm trying my best to be more compassionate and more understanding towards anyone I come in contact with (even plants, animals, bugs, etc.), because every life is as important and real as ours, and everyone is dealing wit...h what they're handed in the best way they can. Some days it's hard to do. But, we are all here trying to figure out our purpose, so why not help and love each other to make this journey a little bit easier? For consciousness to continue progressing, I feel that we need to set aside our differences and barriers between one another (religion, race, lifestyle, financial classes, traditions, etc.), and understand that we're all one and we're all in this together :)

Acrylic, 2014

This painting was inspired by Alex Metric's song "Heart Weighs a Ton".
Acrylic, 2014

 

 

"Interstellar"

Acrylic, 2014

This painting was inspired by the movie Interstellar, which has become my new favorite movie of all time. I highly recommend to anyone :)