Art especially visual arts have saved my life! I strove to show others enjoying life and enjoy seeing how different life characters evolve
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It all began with a film class I was able to take at Polomar college in San Diego, while I was roasting in jail fresh off of a DUI, upon my 20 year retirement from the Marine Corps. I loved the class and am eternally thankful for the opportunity to fine tune my artistic videography, and photography. Additionally I wrote two books (rough transcripts) and upon my release from Vista Detention Facility used that artistry to create a close to 300 page book and a 641 page book. The book explains it al
Where do you find inspiration?I was abused by my active duty Marine spouse a she knew I would not respond and hit back. I turned to the bottle, rum in fact was my flavor of choice. I eventually got a DUI in 2021 and upon that my now ex spouse alleged I was abusive. I was dragged through family court regular court. Put in jail. All the while trying to bring the proof of her abuse to light. I finally exonerated myself and fled California and am now happily single. My inspiration come from all of that and the many other layers
What would you do with $25,000?I no longer cherish $. As long as I have a pillow and a soft mattress and a roof, money is a man made contrivance that brings all manner of I'll will and modern carnage upon our collective heads. If such a sum were so cheritably betrothed, I would use half for the Veterans Module in the Vista Detention facility. The other half I would give to the veterans court program of Santa Rosa County here in North West Florida. My art comes from the deepest hurt that crashed deep scars across my soul
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