I love the freedom of expression. Sometimes your up, sometimes your down, sometimes your upside down. I love the act of vision to creation
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Art in the moment. something not planned but poignantly captured. Abstraction and Expressionism are the lanes I like to stay in. But I always said that we are the artists of our own lives. What we create every day with family, friends and strangers can be beautiful and meaningful if we are so inclined to be aware of the picture that we paint in everyday occurrences. That is where the true art lies. in how we paint the lives we live. Genuinely express what God made us. Beautiful Renegades
Where do you find inspiration?I love the visual stimulation of a message transitioned by visual expression. The statement without words. the emotional vibration that carry's a message. When I was at my worst a few years ago I wanted to give up. I felt so unloved. i didn't know what to do. I was working at pinot's pallet so I started painting at home again. I wanted to create something from nothing. if i couldn't feel love I would learn to love myself. Painting quieted the storm inside me and quite literally saved me.
What would you do with $25,000?I would get insurance for my daughters and start a Trust for them. Then i would probably get a better car so they would be safe on the road. They are 6yrs and 2 months. I would also invest in a dream of mine called "Good job Dad" Foundation. Helping single fathers and fathers in need find job training and job placement and Financial education to create legacy for their family's. I have a 28 year old daughter, had her when I was young. I want to make her proud and do something great.
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