I create art in hopes that it inspires someone to love themselves. To see value in who they are, and to find joy in the everyday world.
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I love creating large canvas oil paintings filled with textures as thick as icing on a cake, bright and fun colors, with memories woven in. Nature, flowers, and quiet emotions tied to growth and time inspire most of my work. I strive to make my work feel both comforting and powerful - like a memory you can step into and walk around in.
Where do you find inspiration?My inspiration comes from all around me. Nature shows growth and change in such unique ways, and I try my best to capture that feeling in my work. I also find inspiration in flowers because I feel like they show time passing in a way that nothing else really does…they grow, bloom and die so quickly, while still being beautiful while they’re here. I feel like that’s life, in a way. We’re born, we live, we die. It’s so quick, and maybe I can capture these moments, if only inside a painting.
What would you do with $25,000?I would pay off the rest of my debt and if I had anything left over, I’d give it to my dad to help them pay off stuff as well. It feels like everything in their house is breaking all at once!
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