Beginning with architectural drawings on cardstock, I abstracted the artwork over a few iterations and then created a Shadow Box while taking influence from those drawings. The box was intended to use shadows to make it seem deeper than it really is. There is actually only 4 inches of depth in this box, but the way I handled the space, shadow, and color gives off an illusion of grander depth.

Life drawing courses were taken in an architecture setting. We focused initially on proper perspective and shadows. Later we began working with real models and focused on specific parts of the body. Materials include graphite, pastels, and colored pencil. Several courses in my collegiate years required sketches both of organic life and architectural structures. Practices of understanding perspective and contour lines were imperative when it came to physical art.