PORTFOLIO
A COLLECTION OF ILLUSTRATION WORK I HAVE COMPLETED FROM 2019 TO PRESENT DAY.
IN JANUARY OF 2023 I WAS ASKED TO PAINT TWO MURALS IN AN ASIAN FUSION RESTAURANT CALLED
"THEN AND NOW RESTAURANT"
THESE TWO PIECES WERE COMPLETED IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. ONE FOR THE MAIN DINING AREA AND ONE FOR THE FRONT OYSTER BAR.
THE CONCEPT PLAYS ON THE OWNERS CONCEPT OF MIXING ASIAN CULTURE WITH A WESTERNIZED APPROACH. THIS IS PREVELANT IN THE IMAGERY I USE COMBINED WITH A MORE FLAT, GRAPHIC APPROACH.
THE USE OF WATER IS SYMBOLIC TO FLOW, CHANGE AND MOVING PAST TO PRESENT. THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING THE OWNER TIES INTO HIS CONCEPT BECAUSE HIS ESTABLISMENT HAS A NO TIPPING RULE. THIS IS BECUASE HE WANTS TO MOVE AWAY FROM PAYING SERVERS INADEQUATE WAGE AND MOVE TOWARDS A WAGE THAT IS LIVABLE.
