Adult self-portrait carved using a painting of a self-portrait as a child for tone. + Enlarge
15 years 2020 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 12" x 15"
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What does your childhood self think of you now? What do you think of your childhood self? And especially, how do others prescribe a singular identity based on the two versions?

Portrait of my partner carved using painting of his younger self for tone. + Enlarge
Across from 15 Years is 32 01 2021 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 40" x 24"
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Portrait of my partner carved using painting of his younger self for tone. + Enlarge
Across from 15 Years is 32 02 2021 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 40" x 24"
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Mother holding her son carved using painting from an old photo of the same mother and son for tone. + Enlarge
15 years later and still a Baby 01 2021 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 15" x 22"
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Mother holding her son carved using painting from an old photo of the same mother and son for tone. + Enlarge
15 years later and still a Baby 02 2021 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 15" x 22"
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Mother and her son carved using painting from an old photo of the same mother and son for tone. + Enlarge
Can't go 15 Years Back For You, Sorry 01 2021 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 30" x 40"
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Mother and her son carved using painting from an old photo of the same mother and son for tone. + Enlarge
Can't go 15 Years Back For You, Sorry 02 2021 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 30" x 40"
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Self portrait where I am stopping my mom's hand carved using a painting of my mom's hand on me as a baby for tone. + Enlarge
5 Years 01 2021 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 24" x 18"
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Self portrait where I am stopping my mom's hand carved using a painting of my mom's hand on me as a baby for tone. + Enlarge
5 Years 02 2021 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 24" x 18"
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Portrait of Mom using building material to create relief. + Enlarge
We Don't Deserve Her 01 2020 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 35" x 25"
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Portrait of Mom using building material to create relief. + Enlarge
We Don't Deserve Her 02 2020 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 35" x 25"
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Portrait of Mom using building material to create relief. + Enlarge
We Don't Deserve Her 03 2020 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 35" x 25"
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Figure who is painting a wall with a roller is seen from behind, carved into joint compound, whilst on the back side, carved into the dry-wall is a message to viewers. + Enlarge
A Masking In 2020 01 2021 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 78" x 25"
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Figure who is painting a wall with a roller is seen from behind, carved into joint compound, whilst on the back side, carved into the dry-wall is a message to viewers. + Enlarge
A Masking In 2020 02 2021 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 78" x 25"
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Figure who is painting a wall with a roller is seen from behind, carved into joint compound, whilst on the back side, carved into the dry-wall is a message to viewers. + Enlarge
A Masking In 2020 03 2021 Joint compound and house paint on drywall 78" x 25"
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At this point, the substrate personally came to represent a mother, or specifically for my case, my mom.

Statement

As an artist who grew up in rural Texas, my interests have always drawn me to the intersection of blue collar and artistic labor. On project sites I’d witness my step-father push around material quickly and almost mechanically, whilst in the studio I could end up spending an hour on a square inch of canvas. The environments on sites that were filled with machismo versus spaces which exercised art jargon offered little reference for what it would look like to belong to both worlds. In my practice, building materials that are regularly applied instinctively are thought of and applied like paint. Fine art making processes such as modeling and glazing are in conversation with instinctual acts of labor tying back to the medium’s main applications. 

Working with materials that have become economic first and archival second, I use the figure as a vehicle for contemporary narratives. A portrait of my partner holding a baby might be carved along with a bill that prevents us from adopting. The materials I use each offer new possibilities, such as the matte thick body of joint compound or the rich artificial coloring of house paint. The marrying of living subjects with non-archival material brings into question the reach of our own stories in time using the materials we live in as a point of reference.

Painting (BFA) Students