Memorial Word Portraits

Memorial word portraits are portraits drawn entirely with text describing the portrait subject. Memorial word portraits are a way for people to honor their loved one, and tell their story through a custom, unique portrait that goes beyond illustrating a likeness alone. Families and friends can come together with each other for grief support, and to collaborate and share memories of their loved one. Once completed, a memorial word portrait allows viewers to glimpse who each person really was, what their interests were, what they meant to family and friends, and what made them special and unique.

Taylor Oil and Oil pen on Canvas

Dear Daddy Pen and Ink

Grannie Pen and Ink

Wanda Pen and Ink

Memorial Portraits: Victims of Gun Violence:

Below are a series of drawings I am creating as a way to give back to the community. I am reaching out to families who have lost loved ones to gun violence and am making portraits drawn entirely with words describing that person. Descriptions are provided by the victim's families. The idea is to bring people together to remember those lost, and to bring humanity back into the discussion about guns. I hope to show that each individual lost to gun violence was special and worthy of true remembrance, and not just becoming another sad statistic. I am doing these pro-bono to spread love and kindness in response to the gun violence epidemic in this country.