I live to create how I process love and beauty. My neurodivergence makes beautiful spaces collide and that’s exactly how my art comes out.
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My favorite type of art is abstract non objective expressionism. I create what I can’t contain in my head any longer and what’s trying to escape from my heart. I let the translation free flow.
Where do you find inspiration?I find lots of inspiration from feelings. Feelings of energy exchanges throughout the day. Feelings from pinned up emotions from my own psyche and sometimes others. I find inspiration from all of natures shapes. The layer effects of random things I see in my head somehow end up in motion and collide. My art turns into moving pieces that evolve into something else that usually can be turned a different direction to experience something new.
What would you do with $25,000?I would pay some of it forward to those who’s been exceedingly supportive and patient while expanding my autistic son’s artistic future. I would invest the rest in myself. Take some road trips to collect abstract trinkets and experience new mediums of art. I’d Invest in better art supplies and expand my knowledge by diving deeper into natures imprint. By exploring different places in the world in ways I never have before, I would create a bigger platform to unleash my art into the world.
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