I create art because I have to express myself through a medium that has energy, emotion and texture. It allows me to get lost in the moment
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Figurative abstract expressionistic art. I'm a painter and love using color, texture and form to show the story of the human body and mind.
Where do you find inspiration?Looking at and talking to people. Getting a sense of how their body and mind work together, and how they project their feelings and thoughts.
What would you do with $25,000?Pay a few bills and open up a small local gallery. Right now, I teach drawing classes at a Senior Center and youth center. I would use my gallery as a work space, a gallery and an art school
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