In the Spring of 2016, I was contracted by Jefferson Elementary School to help create artworks for their annual Gala event in return for a flat fee payment.  I worked with 5th grade, 4th grade, and 2nd grade to teach artwork to the students and supervise them as we collaborated to create a giant class artwork project for each respective grade I was assigned.  This was a piece done in 5th grade, all in watercolor.  I drew the original image and then each kid got to take a turn painting on the artwork while I supervised and assisted them by showing what color goes where and what brush techniques to use.

This is a 2nd Grade piece that was based on the classroom's learning theme of the year, the Rain-forest.  This was painted on a canvas and I originally painted the line-art onto the canvas, then I'd supervise the children to help color in parts and pieces of the canvas like a giant coloring book.

These are two 4th grade Mosaic pieces that were made out of cut glass pieces, wood, and mortar.  The line-art of the mountains would be drawn onto the wood using a sharpie pen, then I'd take 1 kid at a time to take the small pieces of glass I'd cut and try to fit them into certain areas I marked for them like a geometric puzzle.

The two fish were made by the 5th graders at Jefferson Elementary and I supervised each child that came up to add their special touch to the rainbow trouts.  I picked out the acrylic paint the kids would use to paint the fish with and directed where to put the colors and what brushes to use.  The one on the left was sold to Trouts Unlimited for $535 and the one on the right was sold for auction in the Gala for $180.

One of my clients contacted me, wanting a digital painting of an old Victorian manor for their story.  I created a building using the desired specifications for the structure while adding a few creative touches.  This was the first digital drawing I've ever done entirely on the computer, including the initial line-art.  The progress for this can be seen below the picture.  The signature, Rozen-Guarde, is my pen name that I use for my Deviant Art webpage, which is where I was originally contacted.

At one of my previous jobs, I was approached by the owner of Nagoya and asked to design the wine and beer menu for the new restaurant that was being built.  After sitting with the client and doing some brief initial sketches, the decision was made to have a green bamboo theme that would be printed on Ivory card stock.  The client didn't make a decision about the font, but as long as the customers could read the menu, anything was OK.  So, using what I know about graphic design and typography, I chose a font that's close to the original font of the business logo.  The client was very pleased with the result.