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Mixed Media
A selection of our mixed media projects
01
"Almost "
Created with acrylic, oil pastels, and modeling paste on rice paper mounted to canvas. Layered textures blur the boundary between water and land, reflecting the tension between similarity and difference.
02
The Monkeee Treee
Mixed media painting, using acrylics and charcoal over a textured background.
03
"The Crane"
This abstract realist painting presents a crane through layered textures and expressive lines. Acrylic, charcoal, and oil pastels are used to build depth and movement, allowing the figure to shift between structure and abstraction. The background invites consideration of presence, balance, and quiet resilience.
04
"Mad Maude"
A mixed-media portrait combining acrylic and charcoal, blending deep blue layers with handwritten text. The figure, rendered in softly modeled tones, is illuminated by vivid bands of pink, red, and orange, with a bright bird at her side, adding a quiet symbol of presence and memory.
05
"First Love"
A mixed media painting, using acrylic, charcoal, and oil pastel, this work reimagines the artist's family photograph from the 1800s. Textured layers of warm ochre, gold, and earthy tones form the backdrop. The man's hand gently lifts the woman's chin, capturing a tender, intimate gesture. The blend of drawn and painted marks, evokes both the fragility of time and the warmth of living memory.
06
"Clara is Humming"
A mixed-media work in acrylic, charcoal, and oil pastel, reimagining a photograph from the 1930s. The figure sits wrapped in soft, crowned with an exuberant burst of painted florals and greenery. Bright hummingbirds hover around, adding movement and surreal color. Set against a textured background, the portrait blends nostalgia with playful, dreamlike energy.
07
The Brilliant Octopus
This abstract realist painting presents an octopus just beneath the water’s surface, rendered in vivid color and dynamic form. Acrylic, charcoal, and oil pastels are layered to create depth, movement, and surface energy while keeping the figure front and center. The work explores vitality, fluid motion, and the visual tension between structure and flow.
08
"To Make You Smile"
A mixed-media piece inspired by a 1950's photo of the artist's great-grandmother, shown cheerfully riding a horse and holding a prize ribbon. The bright, layered, background and playful, surreal details create a lighthearted image meant to spark a smile.
09
"Turtle Beach," inspired by North Shore, HI. Created with acrylics on canvas.
10
"Daughters"
A mixed media painting in acrylic, oil pastel, and charcoal. The image depicts a woman, whose flowing form contains a gathering of colorful figures, evoking a lineage of strong women. These ancestors, carried within her, symbolize resilience, inheritance, and collective strength.
11
The Eldest Sister
A mixed media portrait of an eldest sister, layered with acrylic, charcoal, oil pastel, and raise hot-glue script. A passage from "Little Women" overlays her calm, steady face, creating a textured image that reflects wisdom, duty, and quiet strength.
12
"Shane's Turtles"
A playful mixed media painting, made from acrylic paint and charcoal.
13
"One Big Wave"
An acrylic seascape, featuring a sweeping wave built from layered feathers. Their texture creates a sense of motion and lightness, transforming the wave into something powerful and surreal.
14
"On the Prowl," mixed media charcoal and acrylic paint on canvas
15
"The Harpy"
A mixed-media portrait of a harpy eagle, rendered in acrylic, charcoal, and oil pastels. Its intense, knowing gaze contrasts with the soft, layered feathers that crown its head and body. Textured brushwork and a muted blue background give the piece a powerful, but slightly otherworldly presence.
16
"Performing," the colors and textures evoke the ways in which we perform for the lens of those around us, This mixed media portrait is made with acrylic paint, charcoal, and oil pastels. Written text was layered in the background. Rainwater was used for additional texture.
01
"Almost "
Created with acrylic, oil pastels, and modeling paste on rice paper mounted to canvas. Layered textures blur the boundary between water and land, reflecting the tension between similarity and difference.
02
The Monkeee Treee
Mixed media painting, using acrylics and charcoal over a textured background.
03
"The Crane"
This abstract realist painting presents a crane through layered textures and expressive lines. Acrylic, charcoal, and oil pastels are used to build depth and movement, allowing the figure to shift between structure and abstraction. The background invites consideration of presence, balance, and quiet resilience.
04
"Mad Maude"
A mixed-media portrait combining acrylic and charcoal, blending deep blue layers with handwritten text. The figure, rendered in softly modeled tones, is illuminated by vivid bands of pink, red, and orange, with a bright bird at her side, adding a quiet symbol of presence and memory.
05
"First Love"
A mixed media painting, using acrylic, charcoal, and oil pastel, this work reimagines the artist's family photograph from the 1800s. Textured layers of warm ochre, gold, and earthy tones form the backdrop. The man's hand gently lifts the woman's chin, capturing a tender, intimate gesture. The blend of drawn and painted marks, evokes both the fragility of time and the warmth of living memory.
06
"Clara is Humming"
A mixed-media work in acrylic, charcoal, and oil pastel, reimagining a photograph from the 1930s. The figure sits wrapped in soft, crowned with an exuberant burst of painted florals and greenery. Bright hummingbirds hover around, adding movement and surreal color. Set against a textured background, the portrait blends nostalgia with playful, dreamlike energy.
07
The Brilliant Octopus
This abstract realist painting presents an octopus just beneath the water’s surface, rendered in vivid color and dynamic form. Acrylic, charcoal, and oil pastels are layered to create depth, movement, and surface energy while keeping the figure front and center. The work explores vitality, fluid motion, and the visual tension between structure and flow.
08
"To Make You Smile"
A mixed-media piece inspired by a 1950's photo of the artist's great-grandmother, shown cheerfully riding a horse and holding a prize ribbon. The bright, layered, background and playful, surreal details create a lighthearted image meant to spark a smile.
09
"Turtle Beach," inspired by North Shore, HI. Created with acrylics on canvas.
10
"Daughters"
A mixed media painting in acrylic, oil pastel, and charcoal. The image depicts a woman, whose flowing form contains a gathering of colorful figures, evoking a lineage of strong women. These ancestors, carried within her, symbolize resilience, inheritance, and collective strength.
11
The Eldest Sister
A mixed media portrait of an eldest sister, layered with acrylic, charcoal, oil pastel, and raise hot-glue script. A passage from "Little Women" overlays her calm, steady face, creating a textured image that reflects wisdom, duty, and quiet strength.
12
"Shane's Turtles"
A playful mixed media painting, made from acrylic paint and charcoal.
13
"One Big Wave"
An acrylic seascape, featuring a sweeping wave built from layered feathers. Their texture creates a sense of motion and lightness, transforming the wave into something powerful and surreal.
14
"On the Prowl," mixed media charcoal and acrylic paint on canvas
15
"The Harpy"
A mixed-media portrait of a harpy eagle, rendered in acrylic, charcoal, and oil pastels. Its intense, knowing gaze contrasts with the soft, layered feathers that crown its head and body. Textured brushwork and a muted blue background give the piece a powerful, but slightly otherworldly presence.
16
"Performing," the colors and textures evoke the ways in which we perform for the lens of those around us, This mixed media portrait is made with acrylic paint, charcoal, and oil pastels. Written text was layered in the background. Rainwater was used for additional texture.
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