Creating art is alchemy for me like a magician manifesting magic to form and reform. It visually documents humanity and our existence.
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Painting challenges me to improve not only my skills as an artist but, my state of mind when it comes to learning, and discipline. This also helps me apply my skills in other mediums as well.
Where do you find inspiration?My inspiration derives from my family and their history. Along with nature, people, other creatives, spirituality, psychology, and esoteric knowledge that drives my creativity. All which inspires me to expand as I learn more about myself and the world around me.
What would you do with $25,000?I'd invest in expanding on my goals to aid other creatives in tapping into their own talents and gifts through creative healing. These things include networking with other creative businesses who aim to guide the collective through the troubling times that we are all aware of now. Where the state of the world will require us to move humanity forward into a more prosperous future of which we all benefit in multiple areas of life.
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