Art has always been a focus in my life, ever since I can remember.
Doing What I Love
When I was very young, I was heavily influenced by the cartoons I watched and I even had dreams of becoming an animator. This gave me the motivation to continue drawing throughout my childhood.
Now I spend most of my time painting landscapes and drawing animals in my studio and getting outside to do plein air painting when I can. Being creative and creating art is a part of who I am and it’s something I will do until my last days.
As a kid, I would copy cartoons I watched all the time. I’d sit around and go through VHS covers and try to copy the art on the front.
I also traveled in the summers to visit family across the country.
Being able to see so many different places and landscapes made me more curious about the world - and I developed a love for nature as well.
When I was 15, I lost everything in Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Mississippi. This event changed my life and made me realize what really matters.
These experiences have shaped the way I think about my life and how I create my art.
I love to travel, see new places, and document my experiences via watercolor plein air sketching with minimal gear.
There’s nothing like being outside and capturing the moment in a painting sketch.
My focus moving forward now is to travel as much as possible while documenting my experiences via video, paintings, and blog posts.
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