I have been
drawing since I was able to hold
a pencil. It seems that even when
you’re in the worst of
places with nothing at all, there
are always pencils and paper.
Years of technical training and
life experience have brought my
art to a whole
new level. At one point I used my
ability to draw as an escape, now
it is my passion.
I started
drawing with whatever pencils I
could get my hands on, whether it
was just a yellow #2 pencil or a
$2 set of Crayola colored pencils
from the grocery store. When I
went off to high school, I
discovered a whole new world of
art. I put my pencils away for a
while and found solace in ceramic
sculpture. It wasn’t until a
life drawing class at Cal State
Long Beach that I realized that
you can create the 3 dimensional
feel of a sculpture with my old
pencils and paper. My goal now is
to create the most realistic
drawings that I can.
Everything
inspires me. Every color,
texture, feeling, and person that
I come across brings something
new to the table. The specific
drawings are not meant to be
taken literally, but to bring a
different emotion to
everyperson
that sees them. The feelings that
they bring to me are not always
going to be the same as everyone
else, but the important part is
that they create an emotion. My
goal is not to tell my story, but
to create a new one.
MEDIUM
Drawings.
Prismacolor Colored Pencil and Sharpie
Marker on paper.
EDUCATION
Fine Arts
UCLA (University of California, Los
Angeles), 1998 - 1999
CSULB (California State University, Long
Beach), 1999 - 2003
SOLO
EXHIBITIONS
Portfolio
Coffeehouse - I Swear They’re Not
Photos - 2009
GROUP
EXHIBITIONS
Gallery 33 - Second
Annual Valentine's Month Exhibiton - Long
Beach - 2007
Portfolio Coffeehouse - Holiday
Exhibition - 2007
United Care Charity Auction - CSULB
Japanese Garden - 2006
The Hive - Los Angeles - 2006
Portfolio Coffeehouse - Holiday
Exhibition - 2006
Portfolio Coffeehouse - Holiday
Exhibition - 2005 Contact Kristin
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