I create art to slow life down. Life moves inexplicably fast until I’ve sat down with my paintbrushes and begin to let everything out.
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My favorite type of art to create are portraits of people and landscapes of the environment. Specially, acrylic paintings are my favorite type.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration through my life experiences. I travel for as cheap as possible to experience other cultures and hear peoples life stories. I also find inspiration through queer culture since I grew up in a rural republican town. The dichotomy between how I learned about the world through my youth and my life experience since I turned 18 has made some incredible paintings with intense emotion.
What would you do with $25,000?I would use it to pay off the last of my student loans and begin my art business! It is my dream to be a full time artist.
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