B.F.A 2008
If anything, Rome's crowded streets and tightly packed plan served as a wall for me to push against, resulting in a lot of landscapes and nature pieces--fish, kids standing with foxes and rodents at their feet, lobsters, rabbits etc. The work did sometimes parallel themes in Rome: I found myself using a warmer palette than usual to reflect the quality of Mediterranean light; I dove into older subject matter, like classic portraiture shown in "portrait #1". But, most of all, the open curriculum of Rome Studio and the studio's proximity to Cornell in Rome's housing allowed me to produce more than usual. I left Rome having completed over 25 paintings and double that in drawings, sketches and photographs.
