Long overdue

Unfortunately or Fortunately, however u see it, I am still working on this painting. It has been six months maybe longer. I cannot decide if it is even worth it anymore. The background was intended to be white but due to a leak in my studio roof I then had to cover up a big brown stain. This is a map of my birthplace, Livermore, CA. During my frustrations I also made the below doodle.

King City: Flesh, 2009, Watercolor on paper, 20x28 inches.

This piece is a beginning of a new series of portraits using land that coincides with my family life. There is more to come!

Grant and I, 2008, Watercolor on Claybord, 36x24 inches.

My Quilt, 2008, Watercolor and Micron pen on Arches, 22x29 inches.

Cot, Alone, 2007, Watercolor, White Pencil, Thread, 10x14 inches

In this Diptych I sewed parts of the outline of the boy's body.

My Brother, 2007, Watercolor, Claybord mounted on wood, 16x20 inches.

Brother Sister 3(Side, Open), 2007, Watercolor, Claybord mounted on wood, 8x10 inches

Brother Sister 2 (Side, Closed), 2007, Watercolor, Claybord mounted on wood.

These portraits were the gateway into a series of portraits on Claybord. These small portraits are diptychs hung side by side. The orange face is my brother and the opposite, the blue, is myself in the same pose.

This body of work was started in New York during my stay at New York Center for Art and Media Studies (N.Y.C.A.M.S). The portraits were therefore done using a series of photographs my family took in order to document the bruises on his eye from his attack. I then posed myself in the same positions.

Brother Sister 1, 2007, Watercolor, Claybord mounted on wood, 8x10 inches.

My Brother, 2007, Watercolor, Claybord mounted on wood, 16x20 inches.

Before During Result, 2007, Watercolor on Arches, 8x10 inches.

This Triptych is a portrait of my brother in different stages of his life. This was the first portrait I did of him and just before I started using Claybord.