Sonya Nicole Smith

It lets me be intense, even a little unhinged. It can be beautiful or disturbing, soft or extreme whatever I need it to be in that moment.

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What is your favorite type of art to create?

Figurative expressionism on a good day with other days graphite/charcoal portrait sketching.

Where do you find inspiration?

I find inspiration in creepy podcasts. Hearing the stories without seeing them lets the images form on their own, and they usually come out more unsettling. I like turning that into my art.

What would you do with $25,000?

I would like start a nonprofit art organization for underground artists

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