About Me
My Background
I've been creative all my life. Ever since I could remember I've been drawing or designing something that would get the attention of people. So I always had a great source of support in my life. For the last 25 years, I have been employed as a designer in the convention and live events industries. Due to covid, I am nudged into focusing more on my art while the world comes back from this. I look at the positive personal growth I allowed myself at this time as an amazing opportunity.
I attended school at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale for Advertising and Design. But I would say I learned my skills as an artist strictly by developing them on my own. I try to nurture those skills as best I can. I work in several mediums. Acrylic mostly but I've been dabbling with some ink and charcoal at the moment. Recently though, I have this urge to paint in oils. I've been studying some artists on Instagram and I cannot wait to try. So until then please enjoy my website.
My Style
When I produce in the various mediums I enjoy, I linger in that space. In those moments my head is filled with excitement and anticipation. Whether I'm painting or sitting in front of a computer, I'm almost always ahead of the finished product. Sure, I'm in the moment but my mind seems to sway to a future that my thoughts only realize. I visualize the outcome by staring at the surface. This has helped me create some very interesting pieces. I'm constantly learning so I feel like I'm still developing a style or this could be my style. If something interests me then I will try to accomplish what I put my mind to.
My Inspiration
My inspiration comes from a feeling that I need to create. I've noticed that I crave that high that comes from making a piece. I think that's why I enjoy being a designer. Creating in the professional world is always a constant. The high is there almost daily. I'm sure that's why at the height of the pandemic I felt a little lost. That high was gone. That is until I started working on my art again. The natural high would return as I went for walks finding interesting subjects around me. I started taking pictures of trees to draw them in my sketchbook. I then would feel a need to tell a story about that tree. Sounds a little strange but it's fun for me. Posting these sketches online would keep that inspiration in my life. Thankfully, I'm not alone in this.
My niece and I recently started to do zoom meetings where we share what we're working on. We bounce that inspiration off each other and it keeps us both focused on developing our crafts.