Pirate Pup
One of my most favorite things has to be my Dachshund and his super ability to make me laugh and melt my heart at the same time. Tucker's favorite pastime is going fishing, so naturally he's a pirate of the high seas adventuring to new lands.
MEET SANDY
This sweet Hawaiian beauty represents island hospitality and eco-friendly consciousness and was dreamed up specifically for Hula Bedding Co.
lucky's bow tie
Our family recently adopted a rescue Dachshund named Lucky. He's even sassier than Tucker, but with even more style. I love when he sports his little blue bow tie.
Marketing Mastermind
This illustration was created to help describe my quirky writer friend Ryan Poquette for his business launch, Veritas Matters.
The Never-ending story
Tucker is also an avid tail-chaser—to his own detriment at times. At the command of "Get your tail!" he gets lost in a frenzy of never-ending dizziness, tongue flying and all.
Fine Art
David James
Spring Arbor University End of Semester Show
Honorable Mention, Spring 2009
Prismacolor pencil on colored drawing paper
Still Life with Tools
Spring Arbor University End of Semester Show, Third Place
Fall 2007
Drawing, Pencil
Lauren Untitled
Watercolor parallels transparency, so I wanted to have the figure struggling with just that identity. The figure ... me. I wanted to appear dissolved into the background of the work so there is more emphasis on my emulsion in the darkness rather than my illumination by the light source.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards,
2007 Gold Key Portfolio Piece, "Expressions"
2007 Certificate of Merit
2006 Gold Key, Watercolor
Watercolor
Skeletal Rhythm
Spring Arbor University End of Semester Show
Honorable Mention, Spring 2009
Conte crayon, chalk and charcoal on colored drawing paper.
Fear of Surprise
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards,
2007 Gold Key Portfolio Piece, "Expressions"
2007 Certificate of Merit
Charcoal and pencil
International Generations
National Congressional Award, Second Place
Senator Candice Miller, Spring 2005
Coming from a Polish background I wanted to show that history along with integrating the history of my family in the United States. I decided to show the generational changes from my grandmother to my mother to me in a progressive composition, showing the dignity and pride of our heritage through the ages.
Charcoal and pencil
Still Life with Bottles
Spring Arbor University End of Semester Show, Fall 2007 Honorable Mention
Michigan Small Colleges' Art Exhibition, 2008
Honorable Mention
Pencil and Prismacolor pencil for highlights
Ode to Mo
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards,
2007 Gold Key Portfolio Piece, "Expressions"
2007 Certificate of Merit
2006 Gold Key, Visual Arts
2007 Michigan Governor's Show, featured piece
Neocolor (watercolor pastels) and charcoal (I found out after the piece was finished, Neocolor is used for painting, not coloring like a crayon, but I love the result of the accident.)