"Breathe" 9x9 Acrylic on canvas. In this piece I wanted to show human connection, but in a different way than you would normally see, and I think the close up view of the two mouths achieves this. I may continue in this direction for my Concentration for the AP Exam.  

"May the Four Fundamental Forces Be With You" 7.5x11 Marker and ink on paper. My entry for the Scholastics contest. I used the recognizable "Star Wars" font for the text in the middle.

"Drive" 9x12 Acrylic on canvas. I used a picture taken on my drive down from Nederland. The colors in the picture were muted but still very beautiful earth tones, and the fog created an intriguing and mysterious feeling that I tried to capture in my painting. The curve of the road and our limited vision also adds to this intrigue in my opinion.  

"Envy" 8x8 Watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, cutouts of sketches by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres from "The Drawings of Ingres (Master Draughtsman Series)" by Stephen Longstreet. The woman in black and white is the subject of all the spectators' envy and jealousy, which is why she has a melancholy look on her face. The background also reminded me of bruised skin, which signifies the damage and pain that jealousy, envy, and other harsh feelings can produce for the envied as well as the envious.

"Creation of Adam Eve" 11.5x17.5 Colored pencil on black paper. My take on Michelangelo's painting, except with the genders switched. 

"Spot" 9x12 Acrylic on canvas. I focused on different color values and shades in this painting, like the contrast between the white skin and black hair, and variating hues of color, especially the pink in the background and foreground. 

"Charlotte's Web" 16x20 Acrylic on wood. I chose to paint this picture because I love spiders and I find it fascinating how something so thin and delicate like a web can hold droplets of water without breaking. I also liked all the different shades of green in the foliage. 

"Full" 16x12 Acrylic on canvas. Inspired both by the beauty and magnificence of space and Carl Sagan's quote, "We are made of starstuff." 

"Identity" 11x7.5 Graphite on paper. Dealing with gender stereotypes and constructs, like how flowers are "feminine" and therefore for "girls" only. Photo of Cykeem White taken by Ricardo Horatio Nelson.

"Reflection" 7.5x11 Graphite on paper. 

"Gaze" 6.5x5.25 White colored pencil on black construction paper. I used my face
for reference when needed.

"Mosaic" 11x7.5 Colored pencil and graphite on paper. 

"Fall" 12x9 Graphite on paper. Photo of Phil Sullivan taken by Djimi Williams

"Avatar" 8x10 Acrylic on canvas. From a picture I took of my little brother, who says  

the painting reminds him of an Avatar.

"Knee Socks" 9x6 Acrylic paint, pen, colored pencil. Inspired by an Arctic Monkeys song