My concentration is the depiction of animals and the cultures they reside in, through a child-like, cartoonist style. The cartoonist animals each have different patterns and colors that are generally associated with that particular animal and culture. The moose although a cartoon also shows complex tribal patterns similar to Native Americans. Native Americans have many animal myths, Gods, or Spirits, including the moose. The patterns contribute to the complex culture shown in the simplistic animal drawing. The various colors, lines, and drawings displayed behind the animal cartoons add movement and style to the pieces, as well as relate to the animals themselves. The Seahorse has the teal and blue colors behind it to represent the ocean, and the habitat which it live in, as well as the abstract flowers because it is often found near or in coral reefs. I involved many of the background images to provide movement and contrast between the black and white patterns and various colors.