I create- I paint, to express the feelings of a memory or a story, especially when words fail me. I paint to save my life over and over agai
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Paintings that tell stories, where I also combine my calligraphy. My favorite things to paint seem to run in cycles. I went through a phase where I painted a lot of birds, then it went to Islands, which is a series called Islands for Misfits and Wayward girls. I then shifted to women that were Misfits themselves, off with cigarettes or cigars. My favorite right now is painting nature in the Bible. I've done five Genesis themed paintings, two of them on mannequin torsos!
Where do you find inspiration?For me, inspiration comes from nature, books that I love, childhood memories, being a military brat and moving a lot, raising my two sons, and my own mishap adventures. I think my feelings are expressed through my paintings so whatever I'm going through at the moment. Inspires the direction my paintings go.
What would you do with $25,000?I desperately need studio space and would use this to convert my attic into a functioning studio.
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