I create art because it makes me happy. I have chronic depression, anxiety, and pain, so making things that bring me joy is very important.
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I enjoy creating traditional mixed media art most. I love incorporating texture from different supplies. My main subject focuses are nature themes, featuring animals, plants, and colorful landscapes, but I also enjoy dabbling in whimsical storybook type illustrations.
Where do you find inspiration?I find my inspiration from the world around me. I have always had a deep interest in plants and animals, and have done some short term fundraising charity work with my art for a local wildlife rescue as well as raising money for the Australian Bush fire tragedy several years ago. It has always been a deep passion of mine to help conservation efforts and bring awareness, and I believe a lot of my artistic subjects strongly reflect that interest.
What would you do with $25,000?I would save as much of it as I could to be able to invest in more opportunities to get my art out into the world. I want to be able to share my work with as many people as possible and to be fully self sufficient with it. Art is my passion and my dream, and I would love nothing more than to make something great from it. $25,000 would go a long way to helping me realize that dream.
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