I create because it conveys a passion I have inside myself and it’s the only way I know to convey that
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Landscape art with my own unique twist I like to push the boundaries of the conceptualized view most people have
Where do you find inspiration?My inspiration comes mostly from my mother when she passed away from Covid in 2022 it really pushed me into my own world of painting and I recently had a near death experience I was in a coma
What would you do with $25,000?I would open my own gallery and help other artists become known and teach art I’m a disabled artist so the money is sorely needed
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