Art is therapeutic—it takes my mind off reality. Living with stage four cancer, it helps me heal, reflect, and hold onto hope.
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Receive Text UpdatesI like abstract art, especially Pollock, Monet, and van Gogh—their use of color, movement, and texture inspires me. I’m drawn to layering textures and colors, experimenting with techniques, and watching something unique take shape. It also gives each person the freedom to see and create what they believe the art is in their own mind.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration in nature—watching birds and the wind move through the trees. I also find it in playing jazz music; the rhythm, movement, and emotion stay with me and often turn into colors, textures, and images when I create.
What would you do with $25,000?I would spend it on my treatments for cancer.
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