Despite Everything (In-progress series), Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper, Summer 2014

Elsewhere, Water-soluble graphite & pen on watercolor paper, January 2014

Of This All, Pen & Marker on Bristol, July-November 2013

Thinking This Over, Pen and Ink, September-October, 2013

Pen and Ink, April, 2013 

Pen Drawings, August, 2012

Winter 2011-2012

All his dismay arose because his faith was so great. (2011)
Black pen on paper, vellum, and book pages.

This series of drawings reflects my efforts to couple form with concept. On the one hand, this series is very much about the process of drawing. By experimenting with a variety of subject matter and mark-making, I hoped to refine my ability to draw. On the other hand, this series encompasses my interest in Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, Russian culture, and philosophical questions raised within the novel. Rather than attempting to convey an elaborate discussion within an image, I focused instead on communicating overarching moods and provoking contemplation. The black lines on white paper are meant to reference black text on pages of a book. Imagery is based on photographs I have taken and direct observations, selected according to my impressions of Dostoevsky’s masterpiece.

_This is the exhibition view. The drawings are mounted on a wall suspended from the ceiling. I painted the wall red both to make the drawings pop, without the barrier of frames, as well as to offer another indication of the overarching theme of the series.