| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
| Exploring the Succulent Wilderness of a Contemporary Mind through Encounters with Material |
2008 |
361 |
First, I discuss my role as an artist as twofold: as an observer and a creator. I then examine how abstraction in painting offers me a way to create that is complementary to the way I wish to view the world. The process of my work is explored further... |
| An Endeavor to Meet |
2008 |
454 |
This thesis is a reflection on how my thoughts about painting portraits have changed during my time at graduate school. It is arranged into three sections, which address my history as a painter, my studio practice, and my influences.... |
| My relationship to paint |
2007 |
431 |
"This paper is organized into three topics. These topics are my history, influences, and criteria as a painter. In these topics, I will analyze the evolution of my thought process over the course of my two years in graduate school."--Abstract from au... |
| Open-ended storytelling and the written word |
2007 |
417 |
"The focus of my work has been to address the problem of using the written word within the context of visual art. Particular interest has placed on the reuse of two-dimensional writing surfaces to construct three-dimensional sculptural forms. The res... |
| Visual documents |
2007 |
437 |
"My paintings are derived from my fiancee in a manner that shows the importance of her to me. The focus of the paintings is lighting, facial characteristics, and the use of mark making."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.... |
| Realities of perception |
2009 |
648 |
This thesis is an exploration of my ideas oncerning the physical deformities my body. It contains thoughts about how disfigured people are perceived through the lens created by our society.... |
| Green Baby |
2009 |
129 |
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| Mirror Image Baby |
2009 |
112 |
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| Pink Hand |
2009 |
112 |
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| Red Baby |
2009 |
210 |
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| Standing Hand |
2009 |
74 |
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| Improbable beauty |
2009 |
506 |
My art allows a space for the questions and struggles about my upbringing and the taboos embedded in it to be fully explicated. My memories, identity, views on the roles of women in American society, and religious upbringing come together in my work ... |
| Maness_1_2009 |
2009 |
62 |
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| Maness_2_2009 |
2009 |
90 |
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| Maness_3_2009 |
2009 |
117 |
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| Maness_4_2009 |
2009 |
71 |
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| Maness_5_2009 |
2009 |
77 |
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| Maness_6_2009 |
2009 |
60 |
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| Maness_7_2009 |
2009 |
73 |
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| Knowing the unknown (unknowing the known) |
2009 |
598 |
This thesis addresses the ways my work questions how painting is experiential both for the artist and the viewer. The paintings are based on the space where there is no distinction between states of matter and energy.... |
| Rochon_DSC4740 |
2009 |
58 |
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| Rochon_DSC4742 |
2009 |
67 |
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| Rochon_DSC4744 |
2009 |
70 |
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| Fieldmound |
2009 |
68 |
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| Fieldstack |
2009 |
57 |
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| Lost sheep |
2009 |
98 |
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| Muster 1 |
2009 |
77 |
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| Wash |
2009 |
66 |
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| Artist Working |
2007 |
415 |
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| Four Kids Being Entertained |
2007 |
82 |
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| PSK Seated II |
2007 |
106 |
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| PSK Standing III |
2007 |
193 |
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| Waiting for the outcome |
2007 |
91 |
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| Grad_show |
2007 |
59 |
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| Grad show 1 |
2007 |
86 |
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| Grad show 2 |
2007 |
81 |
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| Grad Show 4 |
2007 |
60 |
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| Grad show 5 |
2007 |
118 |
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| Jan 6 Through Feb 2 |
2007 |
84 |
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| Memory Collection |
2007 |
92 |
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| Southeastern suburban. |
2010 |
62 |
The purpose of this thesis paper is to describe the photographic series Southeastern Suburban. My interest in the project was sparked by my move to this particular region. This series of images, which portrays people and places particular to
the dem... |
| Making and re-making. |
2010 |
402 |
Above my grandmother’s desk hung a picture of a bunch of flowers in a vase. At the age of twelve, I became aware that sunflowers were in the vase. At some point, I was told that a well-known artist named Van Gogh made the picture. When I was i... |