I love the creative freedom of making colorful art that channels truth, a quiet ache for aliveness, and a quiet confidence that's shapeless.
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I love to create art to conveys a story and a strong feeling. When you look at the art you don't just see colors and illustrations, you also see that they're mixed with reality and strong metaphors through illustration. I love very vibrant neon colors, with dark tones in my illustrations. As you probably can tell, I like to implement zombies into my art. My art sort of comes off as gothic so I'd say those styles are my favorite type of art lol. Colorful, gothic, and expressive art.
Where do you find inspiration?The highs, the tumultuous lows and in-betweens of life can give inspiration to my art and the tone of what I create, along with beautifully aching experiences, and good music. Listening to favs like Nirvana, the beatles, the pixies, and Soundgarden take my mind and my art somewhere else any where I am. I live in Arizona but a portion of these pieces were created in New York, in a harlem airbnb during one of the hardest times in my life. In my art I try to convey a mix of pain and beauty ❤️🔥
What would you do with $25,000?$25,000 would honestly be life-changing for me right now 💜 First, I’d pay off my debts and medical bills to create some stability. Second, I’d set aside a portion to support my mom and sister. My mom's my sister’s full-time caregiver, and that kind of help would make a huge difference in getting her the care and resources we need ❤️💜 And finally, I’d invest in a better, more comfortable mobility scooter for my sister and maybe even a cooler setup to make things a bit easier for her day to day.
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