I grew up struggling with dyslexia & epilepsy. I wasn’t good in school, art makes sense to me when a lot of other things don’t.
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I absolutely love capturing the depth of one’s soul on a canvas, whether that’s an animal or a person. You can tell so much by looking at someone’s eyes. Happy, sad, the age & the wisdom of someone, the heartache & love & the life a person has lived is all in capturing their eyes perfectly. I love bringing that to life on a canvas!
Where do you find inspiration?I get inspired from everyday life, photography, my photography, traveling. I also got inspired in second grade by Picasso, I found everything he did so fascinating!
What would you do with $25,000?Take a small portion to celebrate the win!! Ahhh.. Invest in some new brushes, exciting stuff. My husband has been one of the main people to tell me I should start my career in art and my rock, I would love to help him financially. He never asks for it but for me it would be nice to feel like I could contribute after everything he does for me.
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