When I am painting, I’m free. Free to think clear, to make sense of the world around me. In the moment there is nothing but me in my world.
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Drawing and painting while I’m peacefully alone. At the end of a loud busy day… I grab my paper or canvas and I just let loose. I like to call it my freestyle self expressionism.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration mostly when I’m driving. I see pictures in the clouds, or an old tree, and even the street I’m traveling on. I ll see a face, a house, something just hits me a certain way and I see color, beauty in some of the simplest ways. It hits me and I feel excited about the thought of painting it, my way. Putting down on paper is like showing the beautiful through my eyes, the way I see it. It’s funny how we are all so uniquely different and yet so connected.
What would you do with $25,000?I really don’t know… there is so many things that are just “things”. I really don’t think about it. I would rather be happy to share what I love to do, without having expectations or anything that would alter my mood or make it feel like I am doing something that I know is being judged and not doing it for me. It puts pressure I’m sure on the outcome. So I just dont think about it… smile!
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