My sketchbooks are deeply personal and represent my space to reflect, create and explore. Filled with sketches, experiments, thoughts, essays and artist research, these books provide the platform from which I can interpret my world.
Although I have dappled in the pages of bound journals, notebooks and sheaves of artist paper periodically throughout my life, these sketchbooks, started for the IB art program blossomed into much more than and academic fixture.
The IB program fostered in me a closer observation of the world. Emphasizing research and process, I developed a cause and effect approach. Art is a platform though which I strive to engage my community, generating discussion and exciting critical thinking surrounding, inequality, environmental and social issues.
These are some excerpts from my first sketchbook 2009-2010
I am happy to share but please be respectful of my work and ideas, use references and credit.
2009
A self portrait, looking both through the mirror and the garden. Thought regarding sustainability practices and the environment as it pertains to the ethics of eating.
A replication of Frederick Gore CBE RA (1913-2009) Olive Trees, Les Baux de Provence.
Seen at the Royal Academy London
2010
A replication botanical study from Gentiana acaulis by Georg Diongus, and a quick watercolor and ink reflection of a bike trip though Germany. The countryside near Zell.
2010
Anatomical Study of a bird that flew into the window. Pinned and examined until it started to smell.
2010
An afternoon of trains in England, and a reflection on Henri Gaudier Bozeska’s Fox
2010
Birds, mixed media and a sketch reproduction
2010
Reflections on artist process and exploration into Ophelia Among the Flowers.
2010
Exploration into Ophelia Among the Flowers.
A reflection on the gulf oil spill
2009
Artist Research – Shazia Sikander
2009
Artist Research – Lucian Freud.
2009
Artist Research – Picasso.
May 9 2010
Reproduction of Anita Taylor’s All or Nothing
2010
Islamic design study
Replication and study in pattern Albrecht Dürer’s Rhinoceros
2010
Thoughts and reflection on fossil fuel calories as compared with food calories.
Study from life
2010
Visual reflections and thoughts
2010
Planning beaker project
(find finished in ‘past projects’)
2010
Planning ‘Audacity of Dope’
2010
Planning ‘Audacity of Dope’
2010
Ideas
2009
Fun, puffin
2010
Reflections on a visit to the AGA
The little artichoke 
I think your artwork is just beautiful! It’s amazing how varied your talent is. You seem to be approaching your art from such a unique frame of mind that is demonstrated in each and every piece. Your watercolours are especially relaxing (to me at least), and your owl… I think he just looks incredibly badass and filled with attitude. I can only imagine what it is like to expose such a huge part of yourself, but please know that someone out there appreciates it!