expressions
Expressions began as a daily practice. I challenged myself to spend 10 minutes a day creating faces. It started with simple line drawings, through After a few months of this practice I began to notice no matter what I set out to paint, faces would appear. Leaning into this I began attempting abstract portraiture in different styles. From this
FIBROUS FACial
This large scale painting was constructed with a range of fibers and textures using materials such as wool, salt, acrylic yarns, threads, and various kinds of paper bonded together with acrylic paints.
It's subject matter is a result of subconscious facial creations through the act of combining seemingly random shapes, lines, and forms. Similar to the surrealist style of Automatism.
![IMG_5637.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5acdb3aeaf209683d983f10f/1673942527929-R2KRAY5CB672N95S14RL/IMG_5637.jpg)
![fbrous face detail 2.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5acdb3aeaf209683d983f10f/1673942555381-S8L27NWCAPLO9H707HMB/fbrous+face+detail+2.jpg)
![IMG_5633.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5acdb3aeaf209683d983f10f/1673942590668-N9VLJFOG0OEG07ZPJKCR/IMG_5633.jpg)
![fiber face detail 2.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5acdb3aeaf209683d983f10f/1673942622931-Q0DDGDV07W9CN0K7KVLY/fiber+face+detail+2.jpg)
CUBO-FUTURE FRIENDS
This three piece series of abstracted portraiture draws inspiration from the first and second waves of cubism that became popular during the 20th century.
![Cube+original+full+shot.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5acdb3aeaf209683d983f10f/1673942164964-JTM3JU8ENNP8LKHGDJA0/Cube%2Boriginal%2Bfull%2Bshot.jpg)
![red+cubo+full+shot.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5acdb3aeaf209683d983f10f/1673942165073-ZRHYT8VJK9VZ109758HN/red%2Bcubo%2Bfull%2Bshot.jpg)
![Actual+fem+cubeo+full+shot.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5acdb3aeaf209683d983f10f/1673942165915-NVGX4LJTD12X8HOO31IJ/Actual%2Bfem%2Bcubeo%2Bfull%2Bshot.jpg)