Art saved my life, led me to be an art teacher so that maybe I can help save other lives. Creativity is one of the highest forms of learning
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I love landscapes, fantasy, spiritual and emotional paintings. Painting is my go-to medium. As a young boy in middle school, painting was an escape for me from depression and anxiety. I could paint worlds and escape inside them.
Where do you find inspiration?My faith and life experiences have been a great source of my inspiration. Life has been a struggle for me in many ways, but my faith has kept me grounded and helped me to see life in ways I never could have without it. The pain, loss, and suffering I’ve endured has been a long time influence on my subject matter.
What would you do with $25,000?Help make life better for my three children, and help others that I know are in need of assistance in various circumstances. Raising three children as a single father given the prices of daily needs is not easy. And many others are struggling with health and life needs also.
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