Creating art feels like my purpose. I love the feeling of creating beautiful things because it allows me to transform emotion into art
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I like to paint realistic portraits of women’s faces and/ or bodies with flat house paint, using ink to define emotion and contrast, often leaning into beauty, innocence, and eroticism.
Where do you find inspiration?I do a lot of self portraits, i used to look at erotic magazines and photos of beautiful women for my inspiration.
What would you do with $25,000?I would use it to create a series of female portraits, then invest in professional photography so I can turn the paintings into prints—making my art more accessible and affordable while expanding my reach.
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