Academic & Creative Work

Smith Residence · Hand-drafted construction set

A full residential set: demolition plan, proposed floor plan, and furniture plan with a coordinated FF&E legend — drafted by hand at 1/4" = 1'-0".

• A2 — Demo Plan10.25.22 · 1/4" = 1'-0"
• A3 — Proposed Floor Plan10.25.22 · 1/4" = 1'-0"
• A4 — Furniture Plan & FF&E Legend10.25.22 · 1/4" = 1'-0"

Furniture plan, elevations & isometric study

A two-bedroom residence documented from plan to elevation to axonometric — thirty-plus tagged FF&E items coordinated across every sheet.

• ID-1.0 — Furniture Plan11.17.22 · 1/4" = 1'-0"
• ID-2.0 — Interior Elevations11.17.22 · 1/4" = 1'-0"
• ID-3.0 — Isometric — Master Bedroom11.17.22 · 1/4" = 1'-0"

Drafting exercises, sketches and axonometric studies

The bench work behind the finished sheets: scale rules, triangles, redline corrections, and pencil studies worked out by hand.

• Study — Isometric Bedroom StudyGraphite on vellum
• Study — Loft Apartment IsometricInk on vellum
• Process — Drafting TableExercise 3 · Kitchen elevations

Ink and marker · Interior perspectives

One-point perspective renderings worked up by hand — line weight laid in ink, then marker pushed across the page for material, warmth and light.

• Render — Terracotta CeilingInk and marker on paper
• Render — Two Chairs, One WindowInk and marker on paper
• PT. III — Trees of ChoiceEntourage study · Pen on paper

Charcoal on paper · Observational drawing

Long-form drawing from life — value, edge and weight built up in charcoal until the object stops being an object and becomes light.

• Root SystemCharcoal on toned paper
• Silver AppetiteCharcoal on paper
• Ladderback, WaitingCharcoal on paper
• Faceted VesselCharcoal on paper
• Cylinder, Cone, CubeCharcoal on paper

Pen, stipple and relief print

Mark-making at its most patient: scribble, stipple and carved line, where tone is nothing but accumulated strokes.

• Good Dog, Drawn SlowlyBallpoint on paper
• Ten Thousand DotsStipple, pen and ink
• Positive / NegativeRelief print · Black and white studies

Gouache, watercolour and ink

Painting on location and in the studio — colour reduced to a deliberate palette, then let loose where it matters most.

• Grisaille with One YellowGouache · Palette study
• Boulevard, BerlinInk and watercolour
• Reflections at the CanalInk and watercolour
• Palette & ProofStudio, work in progress

Wire sculpture · Walnut base

A single continuous contour bent out of wire and mounted on a hollowed walnut block — drawing lifted off the page and asked to stand up on its own.

• Lion in ProfileBent wire on walnut base
• Mane, TurningBent wire on walnut base
• Contour, ContinuedBent wire on walnut base