I’ve been creating art as long as I can remember. My dream is to be able to create for a living.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I love drawing with charcoal or pencil.
Where do you find inspiration?In nature, in experience, in history. I lean towards the goth, eery, strange or macabre
What would you do with $25,000?In all honesty, I would use this money to help pay off student debt, and use my new spare time (that would have been filled with 3 jobs) to create art. My biggest issue right now is that I have no time to draw, unless it’s at 3 am.
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