about me

I was born and raised in Charlotte, NC and I've been doing art ever since I could hold a pencil. As a little kid I dreamed of being a painter, as an adult I work in tech but still continue to hold onto my childhood dreams and paint as a hobby. Most of my artwork is in acrylic paint and my favorite artists growing up were Da Vinci, Dali, and Van Gogh.

Art to me is like a personal diary: when words fail, I express myself through art and I've done that my whole life. I've always loved art because, as clique as it sounds, a picture is worth a thousand words and those thousand words can be whatever you want it to be. I take a lot of inspiration from music, movies, love and relationships, my own experiences as well as others.

For me, I love the creation process. I love listening to demos of songs to compare to the finished version, I love watching behind the scenes videos of movies and TV shows because the idea of pulling back the curtain is fascinating to me. Usually, we see the final product of most things but I love exploring the how, why, what it means, etc. I feel like that doesn't get talked enough in art, or we at least don't always have the opportunity to do so, which is why this online portfolio is also a blog in a way about each piece I create.

I hope you enjoy my art portfolio/blog and click on the Contact Me tab if you have any questions or inquiries!