2017 (48" x 60")

Acrylic on canvas 

Elephant tusks are valued for their ivory which has lead to illegal poaching of these animals. This painting explores the idea of how far people will go to get what they want. 

2017 (48" x 60")

Acrylic on canvas

Hurricanes are devastating storms, but even more devastating when there is three major hurricanes in one year that hit the Unites States alone (2017). This painting was inspired by the increasing number of cities underwater. 

2018

Acrylic on canvas (48” x 60”)

2018

Acrylic on canvas (48” x 60”)

2017 (36" x 48")

Acrylic on canvas

The title of this piece is a literal barcode expressing the idea that everything has a price. 

2017 (48" x 60")

Acrylic on canvas

The inspiration for this painting came from the irony of Coca Cola having a polar bear as their mascot. The production of plastic and pollution that comes with it is one of the many driving forces for climate change. Because of this I thought it was ironic one of the biggest producers of plastic uses a polar bear as their mascot. 

2017 (48" x 48")

Acrylic on canvas

Rhinos are poached for their ivory horns, and despite conservation efforts over the past couple decades are still on the endangered list. The ivory ban I'm sure has helped and hopefully will eventually end the poaching of these animals. 

2018

Acrylic on canvas (60” x 48”)

2017 (48" x 48")

Acrylic on canvas

Our own ignorance to what has gone on around us is a bliss. Being caught up in our own false realities when the realities around us raise difficult problems can create a euphoria to living in the false realities. It can be so easy to get drawn into as we carry our devices everywhere we go; we can watch TV or interact with people we know all within the palm of our hands. 

2017 (48" x 48")

Cigarette butts found and gathered from parks and streets I visit, wood, acrylic, paper

2017 (48"x48")

Acrylic on canvas

Adaptations have occurred in nature since the beginning of life. This piece explores how some plants and animals would have to go through extreme adaptations to survive under extreme consequences of ecological crises. 

2017 (48" x 48")

Trash, wood, glue, gesso

All of the trash in this piece was collected from parks or streets that I visit or walk regularly. None was taken out of trash cans but rather picked up off of the ground.