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I finally finished an old figure painting of mine. Love this beautiful girl.

Los Angeles

I have a sweet husband, who dedicated an entire day of our honeymoon to looking at art. We explored the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Getty. Here are a few of my favorites.

Chris Burden, Urban Light, 2008

Mr. Ridge is very strong holding up Levitated Mass by Michael Heizer.

This Picasso portrait inspired Mr. Ridge and I to create a combined self-portrait.

Kurt Schwitters

Jean Jacques Henner

Paul Klee

Stas Orlovski

Married

I've been awfully distracted falling in love and planning a wedding these past eight months. My life is forever changed for the better.

Provo Gallery Stroll

I had a nice little show thanks to Anna Peterson curator of  Easel Gallery at the Innovation Network. Thank you B for coming to support.

Artwork by Jessica Li

Artwork by Jessica Li

 

Dinosaurs and Unicorns

Now that I have graduated college, I am supposed to be a real adult. I'm supposed to have life figured out...but I don't. I feel anxious about the future in regards to where I will live and how I will support myself. I'd prefer to not be alone. And, I don't know what to make art about anymore.

So, I might as well paint what I like. I like dinosaurs and unicorns a whole lot. I take particular inspiration from this gem of a drawing.

Here are some of my dinosaur/unicorn paintings.

Now, in all honesty, these look pretty stupid. But, I think that's okay. I think they're still valid because right now, I just want to paint dinosaurs and unicorns. Along with my hula hoop drawings, I believe these paintings are helping me deal with growing up or at least they're manifestations of nostalgia for childhood. Either way, I feel validated by other artists like Andrew Ballsteadt, Fidalis Buehler, and Brian Kershisnik who choose to paint in a childlike manner. They're faces of Utah faux naive art.

Hula Drawings

I'm really excited about these new drawings I'm making as I attempt to break a childhood record of hula hooping for 2 hours and 16 minutes.

Final Show

The week preceding my BFA final show was pretty killer but I survived. Thank you, thank you to all of my paper cutting helpers. I'm so grateful for everyone who is in and apart of this exhibit. It is with great relief that I feel satisfied by the final result.