I love to create art because it allows me the chance to express myself where my words fail, and to discover parts of myself.
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I love to create colorful art that depicts dreamy landscapes, complex spiritual ideas, philosophical teachings and psychedelic like visuals combined with deeper narrative storytelling that speaks to the heart and soul. I also love to create fan art to help me experiment with different approaches to art that helps me to step out of my comfort zone.
Where do you find inspiration?I like to find inspiration from various sources like: my dreams, nature, pop culture, animals, mythology, philosophy, psychedelic visuals, meditation, and my journey of personal growth. Integrating philosophy gives me a sense of purpose when I create my art.
What would you do with $25,000?With $25,000, i dont fully know. Maybe I would like to contribute a good portion of the money to building an art community for independent artists to express themselves in a space where our voice is heard, we get to work together, and we get to follow our passion in painting, music, dancing, martial arts, animation, cartoons, and other avenues of creativity here on the east coast.
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