“I Made Breakfast”

October 17, 2014October 17, 2014 | rhapsodybird

“I Made Breakfast”
8.25″ x 11″
Ink and Colored Pencil on Paper
Its 5:00 AM on your birthday. The smell of smoke comes from the kitchen. Bleary eyed, you stumble into the room. “Good morning! I made breakfast!” Here’s the kicker: you don’t have a cat.

The Speech

October 13, 2014October 13, 2014 | rhapsodybird

The Speech — “The Speech”
9″ x 12″
Ink on Paper
The pressure of public speech is daunting, but the student is passionate and focused.

Red and Green

September 18, 2014September 27, 2014 | rhapsodybird

"Red and Green" 7.5" x 7" Ink and Watercolor Though quick and agile, hummingbirds also need to rest. — “Red and Green”

7.5″ x 7″

Ink and Watercolor on Watercolor Paper

Though quick and agile, hummingbirds also need to rest.

In Your Face

May 24, 2014August 29, 2014 | rhapsodybird

“In your Face” 9″ x 12″ Colored Pencil on Paper This is a piece inspired by the awkward yet elegant features of a giraffe. The Giraffe’s direct gaze is confrontational yet curious. — “In your Face”
9″ x 12″
Colored Pencil on Paper
This is a piece inspired by the awkward yet elegant features of a giraffe. The Giraffe’s direct gaze is confrontational yet curious.

Figacado

May 24, 2014August 29, 2014 | rhapsodybird

“Figacado” 20″ x 24″ Colored Pencil on Paper — “Figacado”
20″ x 24″
Colored Pencil on Paper
Taking the forms of a fig, avocado, and a butterfly and forming them into one being, this piece seeks to create a whimsical, impossible creature that is both fruit and insect.

Banana Octopus

May 24, 2014August 29, 2014 | rhapsodybird

20″ x 24″ Colored Pencil on PaperCombining two ideas -- a banana peel and an octopus-- made a friendly, silly monster. — 20″ x 24″
Colored Pencil on Paper
Combining two ideas — a banana peel and an octopus– made a friendly, silly monster.

Storm

May 24, 2014August 29, 2014 | rhapsodybird

“Storm” 20″ x 24″ Oil Paint on Canvas The first piece of an abstract series of three, this is a scene of turmoil, confusion, and intense emotion. — “Storm”
20″ x 24″
Oil Paint on Canvas
The first piece of an abstract series of three, this is a scene of turmoil, confusion, and intense emotion.

Dawn

May 24, 2014August 29, 2014 | rhapsodybird

“Dawn” 20″ x 24″ Oil Paint on Canvas The second piece of an abstract series of three, this is a scene of growing calm and inner peace. — “Dawn”
20″ x 24″
Oil Paint on Canvas
The second piece of an abstract series of three, this is a scene of growing calm and inner peace.

Reflection

May 24, 2014August 29, 2014 | rhapsodybird

“Reflection”
20″ x 24″
Oil Paint on Canvas
The third piece of an abstract series of three, this is a scene of balance and meditation, reflecting upon the previous two states of being, and a growing of greater understanding.