Basics

Channels:
Art, Design, and Writing
Genres:
Abstract, Artistic, Contemporary, Digital Art, Functional, Minimalism, Mixed Media, Poetry, Portrait, Spiritual
Roles:
Artist, Designer, Illustrator - Conceptual, Illustrator - Digital, Illustrator - Traditional, Painter, Sketch Artist
Specialties:
acrylic. watercolor. we'll see what comes up next

Biography

Associates of Occupational Studies specializing in art, graphic design and illustration.
i worked at a print company for 2 1/2 years doing design work.
i am now at a tshirt company that has clients all over the United States called Image Market.
for a few months i did some work painting on sculptures for an artist here in town but now all my spare time is spent painting for myself.

Statements

for a while i had been having the problem of connecting my life and my artwork. i would also get frustrated if i couldn't fully transfer what was in my head onto the canvas. so i simplified the images in my head and now i'm trying to focus more on the message and just accept how it comes out of me.

i've noticed that my favorite pieces are the ones that took me less than a couple hours to paint. maybe i was in my zone... maybe i was less critical and just let it happen... i don't know.

my art is my mind, my heart, my soul;
every feeling as a color.
every piece of hope as a swoosh.
all the anguish stuck in my paintbrush.
my loves spread across a page.

this is my journey:

Styles

i think i'm still developing my styles... and in a sense we always are, aren't we? if we're not growing artistically, we're just growing redundant.

Creative Tools Used

putting paint into a ziplock baggie, cutting the corner and "icing" my canvas ;)
spackling,

Techniques

i've really been into a lot of acrylic washes but yet incorporating some thick texture in places.

i love words. a lot of my pieces either have a poem, a section of a poem or a quote on them.

multiple canvases that make up one piece has been my thing too.

Achievements

i've been commissioning a lot of paintings for people's houses, wine bars, and chiropractors. i've also been a part of a couple of art shows in the past and i've just been asked to do one in April 2008.

Specialties

acrylic. watercolor. we'll see what comes up next

Inspirations

strangers, books, music, passionate people, land/water/sky, God, even just colors.