Growth

Nature creates a sense of beauty and identity that allows the individual to remember certain outcomes in their life. I show this concept by creating a narrative landscape portraying the struggles I have faced through my academic journey. The tree is an excellent analogy to show how I have grown and matured over the course of my college experience. I have a special connection with nature through family ties and I love the sense of beauty that goes along with it. My process is a mixture between impasto and brush with thick and thin lines. I start by mapping out my canvases with watered down acrylic, then paint en plein air. My hope is for others to see their own beautiful stories in the middle of their own difficulties.

Thesis Committee Members:

Professor Alexander Bostic, Chair

Doctor Jenna Altomonte

Doctor Benjamin Harvey

Mud 5

Textured oil impasto

Mud 2

Textured impasto

Leaf 3

Textured impasto on colored paper

Leaf 2

Textured impasto on colored paper

Confetti 2

Textured acrylic impasto

Red Maple

Maple tree in a fall pasture

Oak 2

Tree in the middle of a spring field

Pine

Pine tree in a summer pasture

Hickory

Hickory tree in a spring meadow

Redbud

Red tree with purple bushes

Ironwood 2

Ironwood tree in fall

Holly 2

Holly branch in winter

Saucer Magnolia

Magnolia tree in a field

Sycamore

Tree in the middle of a spring landscape

Elm

Elm tree in a pasture

Evergreen

Evergreen tree in mid spring

Oak

Tree in the middle of a spring field

Interpretation 3

Interpretation of a hickory tree in the fall

Pine 2

Pine tree in spring

Interpretation 1

Interpretation of a spring landscape

Interpretation 6

Interpretation of a beach landscape

Interpretation 4

Interpretation of a fall pasture

Sunset

Sun setting on a river

Interpretation 7

Interpretation of a fall meadow

Interpretation 5

Interpretation of a fall pasture

Interpretation 12

Interpretation of a summer sunset

Mud 4

Textured oil impasto

Mud 3

Textured acrylic impasto

Confetti

Textured acrylic impasto