About

My Work:I have been actively building my body of work here in South Korea for the past 10 years. The spring before I came to Korea, I finished up my art degree with a study abroad landscape painting class in Tuscany, Italy. It was then that I fell in love with painting landscapes. I am inspired here daily by the mountains, skies, architecture, and how they all interact with each other. When I first started painting here, I focused on composition and color. With each painting I wanted to convey a mood or feeling about a place through the colors I used on the canvas. As I have painted over the years, I can see my style changing ever so slightly. Previously I would spend hours upon hours painstakingly trying to get everything perfect - every line straight, every door frame even. Now however, my style has loosened up and has taken on more of an impressionistic turn. Whether through plein air sessions, or sketching the scenery on roadtrips, I have begun to let not only the colors of the painting, but also the composition, the brushstrokes, and even the thickness or thinness of how the paint is applied also take part in telling the story on my canvas.

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Awards & Exhibitions

2006-2011 - Oklahoma State University, BFA: Illustration
2011 April - Juried Student Show - First Place - Illustration
2011 May - Landscape Oil Painting in Tuscany, Group Exhibition
2019 March - “Mayfly” group exhibition
2019 June - I Art Seoul, “Structures” - group exhibition
2019 August - Established company“Otahni Studio”
2019 October - Yongsan International Art Festival, group exhibition
2020 October - Yongsan International Art Festival, group exhibition
2021 September - Vegan & Beyond, group exhibition
2021 October - Yongsan International Art Festival, group exhibition
2022 October - Yongsan International Art Festival, group exhibition
2023 May - Yongsan Gu Office Spring Art Show, group exhibition
2023 September - Hyecheomoyeo, group exhibition
2023 October - Yongsan International Art Festival, group exhibition
2024 March - Western Manhole, solo exhibition
2024 April - Dreaming Tree, Eulji Space, group exhibition
2024 April - HBC Art Club Group Exhibition, Gallery Minjung
2024 April - 17th Seoul International Art Competition, Hanjeon Art Center
2024 April - Alpha Award, Hanjeon Art Center Gallery
2024 October - Yongsan International Art Festival, group exhibition

Original Oil Paintings

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