At a teacher’s recommendation, I entered the University Undergraduate Research Program. With a deepening interest in jazz, I chose to focus on research into Jazz, producing works inspired by the music.

The pursuit of this topic led me to New Orleans, Louisiana, Asheville, North Carolina and to the Birdland Jazz Club in New York Club.

I produced several commercial works in a variety of media and styles – india ink, airbrush, watercolours, coloured pencil and acrylics – in the exploration of this series.