I create art to explore emotion, instinct, and connection through the language of paint. Working primarily with expressive animal imagery, I
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Where do you find inspiration?Inspiration is found everywhere. Sometimes you just need to lift a rock-or shake a branch.
What would you do with $25,000?It’s such a fantasy it feels impossible to plan for it. The biggest thing money would buy is time. I work, take care of my offspring, my animals etc… having money?! It would give me more time with my art and less time tackling small things. There was a npr program years ago that gave people an opportunity to follow their passions-without-the fear or need to hustle. They followed the people through their artistic journey. It was pretty amazing what they accomplished. That is the hope for me.
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