I create to return to the childlike freedom Picasso spoke of, painting from intuition and emotion, not perfection, trusting truth over rules
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I’m most drawn to painting because it allows me to fully express how I see and feel the world through my own hands. It’s intuitive, emotional, and unfiltered. I also love photography as a way to capture fleeting, often overlooked moments, but painting is where I translate those observations into something deeper and more personal.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration by noticing. Some people move through life on autopilot, but I found that inspiration lives in the small, quiet moments. Like the pause before someone speaks, the dust in the air when a horse moves, the subtle shift in the sky. I don’t wait to feel inspired; I just come in the present moment and work, and it meets me in the process. As the quote goes, you don’t find the muse by waiting, you find her by working
What would you do with $25,000?I’m currently building an atelier in downtown LA, and I would invest this into creating a space that supports artists and the community. My goal is to provide an environment where creatives can learn, collaborate, and grow. I believe the world needs more art, more expression, and more spaces that uplift and empower people to create.
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