I want people’s best memories or life’s moments honored in a beautiful way. Their treasure is beautiful to them, to render those feelings
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Portraiture & everyday life/scenes. I paint in all mediums (oil, pastel, watercolor, pencil) as well as design work & printmaking
Where do you find inspiration?I am inspired by looking at other artists work I admire & scenes of beautiful light ambience. The paintings that successfully translate light and can elevate even the most dull every day scenes. I know that a client has emotions invested in their memories, whether the reference they give me shows that or not. My goal is that my work would do the elevating for the things they treasure. How light works in it, how the emotion translates.
What would you do with $25,000?It would go towards my bills and costs of living. I might also be able to travel and see beautiful places I’ve never been like Yellowstone Nat’l Park. Seeing the beauty of light in places I’ve never been before is magical to me
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