Portfolio Type: 2026

Artist Statement Forest Fire Watercolor My forest fire is dramatic with a large amount of smoke, referencing the fires in Canada this part year as well as the current fires around the world. How the smoke and debris can travel across countries and affect the environment exponentially.

Artist Statement The Colors We Lose Oil pastel In this oil pastel piece I explore the submerged brilliance of our oceans in the age of climate change to ask: what matters most? To me it is the survival of our beautiful coral reef ecosystem. Nature provides the foundation for our existence, and yet we sometimes ignore the cooling, tidal waves and ecological stability. Through the vivid coloring of pastels I showed the teeming life in healthy reefs, and the goal we should strive for in our oceans all over the planet. My inspiration and guidance comes from the harmony and…

Artist Statement A Memory the Water Gifted Me Mixed media Collage (Magazine scraps glued directly on the canvas), acrylic paint, hot glue (for the gold frame in the center of the piece) Made from magazine scraps, hot glue, and acrylic paint, this piece highlights a special childhood memory taking place at the beach. In a world where our atmosphere faces death and our ocean fills with garbage, climate art typically depicts these exact images and themes; I wanted to illustrate the complete opposite. The purpose of this painting is to not only show a cherished memory “gifted” by the ocean,…

Artist Statement Charred Mixed media: acrylic paint, paper, and cardstock, on canvas This piece reflects the relationship between nature and humans. The birds symbolize the struggle of nature during the age of climate change. They are torn and falling apart, marked with burns and stains to represent the vulnerability and fragility of the environment. The chaotic brushstrokes in the background create an unstable and unsafe sky, providing the sense of insecurity.

Artist Statement How Thirsty Is AI Mixed media: Colored pencils, gel pen, watercolor I created a Multimedium piece with the intent of spread awareness about the negative consequences on our environment that AI inflicts. I chose this topic because I believe that the effects of AI on our environment aren’t shared as much as they should be, we see commercials and social media posts promoting the usage of AI.

Artist Statement Breath Mixed media: gouache and  colored pencils “Breath” was a concept I chose to embody as our world faces mass deforestation and habitat loss. I wanted to focus on a devastating event that is taking place as you read this, but also present the work in a bright, pleasing, and light hearted manner. As trees produce the oxygen we need to survive, and in turn take in the Carbon Dioxide that would suffocate our atmosphere, their presence in our world is critical. If we continue to tear down forests and massacre wildlife, how are we supposed to live?…

Artist Statement turning trash into tomorrow alcohol marker on watercolor paper This drawing was inspired by political cartoons and posters from the 1960's that were made to make people start caring about environmental change. The subject of a dumpster with flowers is made to show that nature is resilient, but the earth needs our help to create less waste.

Artist Statement Quinta Essentia Mixed media: Acrylic Paint, Marker, Paint Pens on Paper The world turns with time; quiet, deliberate, inevitable. Each moment slips into the next, always in flux, always changing. The most pressing task, then, is to capture the world as we see it: its beauty, its depth. Though we all walk different paths, following our own personal legends, we must find some way to preserve both the infinitesimal and the immense. For in doing so, we remind ourselves that we are always living in shifting moments of time, and that what the world shows us now will…

Artist Statement The Trade of Worlds Mixed media: Acrylic Paint, Marker, Paint Pens on Paper My painting, which is produced by acrylic paint and ink pens, depicts the relationship between man made products and nature. The human race is a main source of climate change. Pollution is spread in our oceans from oil and litter as well as toxic gases and fossil fuels are diffusing through the air we breathe. We are destroying the planet that we live in without much regard to the rest of the organisms that live on this earth. Two worlds - nature and humans -…

Artist Statement What We Take Acrylic Paint on Canvas The Earth needs just as much as it gives. Just as it gives us life, it is important that we give it back. When the Earth gives us lush forests that provide us with the oxygen we need to breathe, or the resilient rivers we use to drink from, or the beautiful foliage that brings brightness into an otherwise colorless land; it is important that we ensure those forests are safe, those rivers are clean, that those beautiful bunches foliage are able to survive. The Earth provides us with so much,…