Washington14 X 11 X 1. 5 Acrylic on Canvas To reinterpret Gilbert Stuarts 1796 portrait of George Washington, I simplified everything, yet made many details more intricate. With his dark suit jacket, I rendered flourishes of curved lines that jutted out from the middle to either side. I used a variation of blues and black for his jacket as well. The exaggerated details brought movement and contrast to the composition. These treatments juxtaposed the mostly

I changed the grey shoes found in the photo with some iconic Red and White shoes

and teamed it with a Geometric layout in an Asymmetrical Symmetry style

Five Years My Elder

lonely cityscape

We Put on a Show

The best of friends

I achieved the coarse blending of tonal shades of grey on the skin and clothing by implementing a layering and scrub technique I developed using a short-bristled paintbrush

Had I Heard the News

Each time their server comes by

it all seemed stagnant

I achieved the coarse blending of tonal shades of grey on the skin and hat by implementing a layering and scrub technique I developed using a short-bristled paintbrush

The Rescuers Shout