I paint because I can’t hold it all—movement, tension, memory. The canvas takes what the body can’t carry.
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I like to create paintings that look like a dream having a nervous breakdown
Where do you find inspiration?My inspiration seems to come from places where reality slips and something psychologically revealing leaks out.
What would you do with $25,000?I want to create a free art workshop for the kids in my community. They have stopped the arts programs in schools here. I would use the money to fund that.
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