I create art as a way to express emotions and thoughts that I can’t name, so I put it in color. It’s almost like a language of colors/design
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I love to paint as well as use charcoal. I believe art is a wide spectrum, I include art in my life everyday.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration in my day to day. Thoughts, imaginations, and ideas throughout my day I’ll put on a canvas.
What would you do with $25,000?I am currently a college student in my first year. Finance has been a huge issue along with college debt and rent that I’m all trying to shuffle on my own. The sad reality is Art makes no money in this world which lets a lot of talent go to waste, I want this to change that.
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