SARAH DO

Acrylic on watercolor paper. Nude model. Background based on model's tattoos. Part 1/3 of series.

Taken from a photo on the beaches of Santa Cruz, California. Dimensions: Approximately 16x20

23.5 x 17.5 inches, acrylic on paper Exhibited in the 2017 Irwin Scholarship Show at UCSC. This portrait based on a photograph the subject took of themselves shows their tattoos as symbols of the person’s identity and experiences. Although this piece relates the struggle of being trans, it also is about the subject’s own recent reflections in the death of his mother. The term “yea yea yea” seen in the background was a saying the subject’s mother often exclaimed.

22 x 13.5 inches, acrylic on paper Exhibited in the 2017 Irwin Scholarship Show at UCSC. This portrait based on a photograph the subject took of themselves shows their tattoos as symbols of the person’s identity and experiences. These two portrait pieces (6 and 7) are meant to evoke a sense of relatability and empathy, not just in the case of trans people, but as people having interests, tragedies, and experiences similar to our own.

11x15 inches, acrylic on paper

Acrylic on watercolor paper. Nude model.

Acrylic on watercolor paper. Nude model.

Acrylic on watercolor paper. Nude model.

Acrylic paint on 16x20 canvas.

Exhibited in the 2017 Irwin Scholarship Show at UCSC. This piece shows a moment that the subject associated as the culmination of mental and emotional strain or upheaval relating to his parent’s divorce and the family’s eviction. He stares at the stars late in the night on the Stevenson steps.

Part of the series meant for the UCSC Irwin Scholarship Show. This painting is based on an interview with the subject in which he related his most difficult experience as being when his dad was separated from the family due to monetary concerns.

Exhibited in the 2017 Irwin Scholarship Show at UCSC. This work is based on a photograph of the subject with her family.

Pastels on pastel paper; a take on the classic "The Scream" by Edvard Munch.

Acrylic on watercolor paper. From personal salt and pepper shaker collection in series of studies.

Acrylic on watercolor paper. From personal salt and pepper shaker collection in series of studies.

Acrylic on watercolor paper. From personal salt and pepper shaker collection in series of studies.

Acrylic on watercolor paper. From personal salt and pepper shaker collection in series of studies.

Study of Goya's "Saturn Devouring his Children" from the Black Paintings. Done in black and white; red.

Oil pastels on paper, scratched.

Pen and ink and acrylic paint on paper.

Pastels on pastel paper; an image of Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols.

Pen and ink and watercolor paint on watercolor paper. The beginnings of a poster for a high school production of "Arsenic and Old Lace".