Wilderness

This is for my friends. Those of us who experienced Wilderness in Colorado remember this image. It was on our joyful run down the mountain after the peak. Some of us met Christ, found Christ, some of us got to know him better. I saw him in all my friends. We were running down the mountain, singing the "The Sound of Music" and it was so amazing. This style is Van Gogh with a little fauvism (the under layers are orange, yellow and red). This painting is supposed to move your eyes down the hill and up the mountains in the distance, and then brings you back down again with the clouds. I really tried to make the experience of this painting to be joyous and uplifting!

Child's Prayer

One of my favorite pieces this semester is a depiction of my memories of Papa. I was originally looking for a picture of his face in our family's photobooks but strangely couldn't find a picture of his face. And then I stumbled across a photo I think I took when I was seven of Papa picking up Angie to kiss her. It was perfect because 1) I can't really remember his face anymore, and 2) I remember his giant hands. I used the original photo, my drawing, and other photos to create a 70 layer photoshop picture. Over the picture I wrote a prayer for Papa. No one can read it, except God, Papa and I. The various elements are: lilies of the valley, History Channel, balloons from the hospital, tulips, planes, clouds, and only things a child would remember about a person. I printed it on handmade paper to give it an intimate feel that is fragile and also antiqued. I really love this piece.

The Drawing

The Print

A close up

Like mother, like daughters.