St. Luke, Oil on wooden board, acrylic paint, 6"x6" *
St. Luke,one of Christ's apostles, is also portrayed as an ox in symbol and also the patron saint of artists. I painted this as a present for my sister, who is also an artist and a Christian. Combined with the religious and artistic symbolism, this gift contains significant meaning for my family and I.

Aspire Higher, board, oil on plaster, acrylic, paper, flower petals (14"x11")
This piece won the 2014 Reflections Art contest at my high school. I  wanted to show how we can aspire to be better by rising out of the chaos around us, and I believe I was able to do that in this painting.

 

Muse of Gold, acrylic, oil on plastered wood board (48"x24")
Muse of Gold is my first large scale painting. The painting depicts the symbols of beauty, freedom, and happiness, golden virtues that are timeless.

Franzen Family Portrait, oil on plastered canvas (22"x28") *

Still Life, charcoal and white chalk on paper

Fragment No. 2, oil on plastered, layered board
I was inspired to do this painting by the scripture Isaiah 52:7. I wanted to have an almost halo-like effect around the feet, and chaotic splatters around symbolizing the earth. I entered this piece into the Snow Horse High School Art Contest and received 1st place.

Forsythia, oil on plastered board
I've always believed that happiness is a choice, and I wanted represent the concept of happiness as forsythias. The girl holding on to the flowers shows how happiness can be cultivated anywhere.

Madeline, oil on plaster canvas

 

Untitled, pen on paper
This drawing was of the reindeer muscle structure I was able to observe in Animals Inside Out exhibit.

Eternity, pencil on paper

Untitled, pencil on paper

Untitled, pencil on paper

Skull Still Life, watercolor on paper

Orange Still Life, acrylic on board

This Invention Could Change the World, watercolor and pen
I did this for the Doodle for Google contest, and I wanted to illustrate a machine that could solve depression, a problem that I have seen to be almost more detrimental than any other problem in society.

Untitled, pastel on paper
I was fortunate enough to take a figure drawing class down at BYU during the summer of 2014, and was able to see the process of mapping out the body, and shading it accordingly

Untitled, pastel on paper

The Bedoin's Prayer, oil on board
I was inspired to do this painting by my trip to Israel in December of 2013. My reference was based off of a picture I took while my tour group had stopped in the Judean wilderness. We were able to meet a group of nomads who were nearby us, in which I was able to shoot one of the nomads. Because their nomadic lifestyle was so unique to me, I could only imagine the faith it took them to travel with so much uncertainty of what they would find in their next destination, so I added the Arabic script on the bottom which says: "Lord, bless our travels".

Written Memories, oil on plastered board
This is painting I did of my mother, who has always been example to me. Here I have her writing her thoughts down, and studying the scriptures.

Untitled, charcoal on paper

Study in Black, pen and watercolor on paper

Study in Blue, pen and watercolor on paper

Ghosts, pen and watercolor on paper

Lazuli's Song, oil on plastered board

Light, acrylic on panel