As an adult, painting has allowed me to tap into my creative side, and permit my mind to expand beyond the reality of every day life.
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I absolutely love oil painting. It is my niche. I just love all the different ways that you can layer and blend oils that acrylics and watercolors just can't replicate.
Where do you find inspiration?I have always been a huge fan of Vincent Van Gogh ever since I was a kid, and now painting as an adult, I have been so inspired by his work that I have chosen to continue his impressionist style of painting. Additionally, I have been a huge Lord of the Rings fan for most of my life, and have chosen to combine Tolkien's world of Middle-Earth with Van Gogh's impressionist style to create Brushes of Middle-Earth!
What would you do with $25,000?My family and I run a non-profit community outreach called FeedCLE, where we host a free monthly breakfast for neighbors in our community. Every day, hundreds of our neighbors go hungry, and we want to continue to sew back into, support, and love our neighbors as much as possible! The $25,000 would go towards making sure that we are able to continue meeting the needs of our neighborhood however we can.
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