My focus while in art school was figurative work, which built on a few years of working as a portrait artist. Here are a few blasts from the past:<\/p>\n

The superhero was drawn with chalk on black paper in 2011.\u00a0Entering it into the 2012 National Arts Program netted me a\u00a0Best of Show<\/em> award.
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A friend posted this picture as her facebook profile image. I thought it would be great fun to recreate with some charcoal in 2010.
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Another facebook profile image, Bethany has really bright blue eyes, and she happened to be wearing a matching dress. Charcoal and pastel in 2010.
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My wife modeled while I explored a new take on an old concept.\u00a0This triptych\u00a0was painted on canvas with acrylic in 2010.
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