This is a colored pencil study of my Sharpies. I used colored pencil to show a realistic gradation of value. My hope was to give a sense of depth in the picture through high contrast created by the shadows. Overlapping and foreshortening help create the shallow sense of depth.

This is a technical drawing of a bike. I used foreshortening to create a sense of depth in the picture. My media is graphite, and my goal was to realistically portray the many different textures on the old bike. I believe I was successful in showing the reflections, rubber, and rust.

This piece is a graphite study of hand washing dishes. I used high contrast in my value tones to create a strong focal point. The repetition of pattern and texture from the dish and soap bubbles successfully gave the drawing an overall rhythm and unity that I was very happy with.

This drawing was a colored pencil study of light, and texture. I used a very familiar subject matter of moist strawberries to focus on repetition of pattern in the seeds. The highlights and shadows give us a strong visual sense of the fresh water on the berries. Using black paper gave the colors a depth that I was very happy with.