I love creating acrylic paintings on cotton canvas, usually with organic compositions like flowers and landscapes. They aren’t traditional—they sit somewhere between impressionism and expressive work. I love creating pieces that aren’t meant to be understood at a quick glance. It might be a flower or landscape, but I want there to be an emotional pull that draws you in and makes you feel something. Art that ignites emotion, the way music does, is what I’m after.

I find inspiration through color and music. While I always paint flowers and landscapes, the inspiration isn’t directly from a flower I see or a landscape I capture. It’s color that catches me first—like a paint color on a building in France, or a shiny red car parked in a muted stone alley. That’s where it starts. Then I let the music play in the studio and run with the emotion I’m feeling and the color combos I have found.

$25,000 would allow me to step out of the constant create-and-sell cycle and focus on building a full collection. Right now, I’m often creating piece by piece to stay afloat, which limits how deeply I can develop my work. This support would cover materials and give me the time to slow down, be more intentional, and create a body of work that feels more cohesive, powerful, and impactful.