Digital illustration and animation have allowed me to fully explore my ideas without the fear of making a mistake. This medium supplies me with an endless amount of color and texture to experiment with. My works utilize the digital world of art to implement bold, eye-catching colors that communicate a loud, childlike sense of excitement. They are a reflection of my interests, such as comic book-style art and pop-style art. I love the use of loud, bold colors and the way they can grab the viewer’s attention. I also adore playing with texture, and the comic book feels that communicates a rough and handmade style. I am influenced by the art of comic artists, particularly in the way they can convey action and movement through still images. My work, “Tight Signal,” attempts to emulate the attention-grabbing visuals found in comics by using colors that shout at the audience. From the hypnotic background to the main subject, who is red in the face, the artwork gives the viewer a photo that screams color.

          Currently, I am in the process of trying to explore color and texture in a different context through the works of Pater Sato. Pater Sato is a Japanese airbrush artist who creates beautiful artworks that explore color through queer makeup. His works feel sexual, free, and queer, and at a time when being queer is always under threat, I believe it is something important to explore.