CLIENT: Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

Application:Acrylic, oil paint, and carved wood on canvas 10’ x 48’

CLIENT REQUEST: To create a timeless work of art that would pictorially represent the core values of Dominican High School, faith, truth, justice, community, and compassion, and the school’s motto, “Dominican as Home.”

FOCUS: I wanted to create a meaningful work of art that would engage both teenagers and adults. I depicted the school’s core values in symbolic ways that challenge viewers to reflect on the images to discover what they represent.

CHALLENGES: I created six different motifs, including 25 painted figures each representing part of the core values. Each of the six motifs were executed in a variety of painterly styles. I researched and studied the styles of historical artists including Gauguin, Bonnard, Toulouse Lautrec, Turner, and Matisse

DATE: 2015 - 2016