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My graduate project exhibition displays the paintings in my body of work. Most of my illustrations are painted in oil, but some were achieved with acrylics. Much of my work is presented in an elongated scroll like format reminiscent of ancient Asian art and design. My images are based on dreams. In presenting these dreams I have utilized the absence of text, in order to guide the viewer. I want the audience to focus on my imagery alone and create a narrative without the aid of textual impulses. This relationship between the spectator and I is a very important point in my work. Within each painting, the recurring image is an adventurous mechanical bird, which represents the soft image of a female, the hard shell image of male, and is manifestation of myself. I also look to incorporate the different features of nature in my artwork because nature plays a large role in my inspiration. However, my hope is that the viewer, utilizing, the mechanical bird as a focal point, will begin their own personal adventure of the within the illustrations. The concept is simple, but how the illustrations are interpreted is solely up to viewer