Creating art is a way for me to regulate emotion and anxiety. Also, it's just super fun and I've been creating for over 40 years.
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Whatever I'm feeling in the moment. Typically if I'm creating digital content it's on my phone and it's usually colorful and vibrant. Sometimes serious, sometimes whimsical. Traditional media is usually comes out a little more dark and shaded.
Where do you find inspiration?Everywhere. Sometimes it's just an idea, sometimes it's something I see in the bark of a tree, or the shape of a spill. Artwork in general is very inspiring. I love seeing other people's ideas and styles. Art is a moment of emotion captured. Sometimes I open my sketchbook and start without any idea at all. It's like "okay, where will this go this time." Creating art for me is like life, sometimes it fails horribly but I can learn from it and find inspiration even in the not so good.
What would you do with $25,000?The boring responsible choice is to take care of some debt. But I'm not always responsible. I'll probably use it for a down payment on a house with an extra room for an art studio.
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