This piece was a part of my developing AP Art & Design Portfolio, which focuses on the connections between various cultures, the animals connected to that culture, and how they are portrayed in artwork. This piece took inspiration from the Japanese Byōbu, or a six-panel folding screen. Tigers represent the west & autumn, Dragons the east & water. Japan has historically held a sentiment of superiority over the west, starting with China before spreading to the new world as well. This piece was meant to be done from a Japanese cultural perspective, the tiger is drawn to be tense, agitated, almost fearful. While the dragon is looking down upon the tiger, quiet and composed. Despite that, they are both representative of things closely tied to change — autumn and water. They think themselves to be so different.

This piece was also a part of my developing AP Art & Design Portfolio. This piece focuses on the earliest form of art- cave paintings. My portfolio also focuses on how art movements have changed over time, from the past, to the present, to speculation around the future. This piece focuses on the past, and the role cave paintings played. They were studies, explorations, teachings. Early societies used these cave paintings to study animals, as to better hunt them. This piece shows bisons are aggressive and may charge, smilodons hunt in packs, and mammoths are best hunted by running them into tar. This piece gave me a lot of trouble with the composition, and I found myself grateful I had chosen to compose it digitally, as the abilities afforded by the medium allowed me to tweak it much more easily. The medium used, Crayon and Oil Pastel, reflect the "rudimentary" stigma surrounding cave art. Crayons are given to clumsy-handed toddlers, but it actually an adept art medium. The two hold a resemblance, in that sense.

Non-Digital Pieces

The following pieces were done traditionally, and I believe further showcase the breadth of my skills and techniques