Before joining Artist for Humanity, I never painted and never took art seriously. Growing up, I had a very narrow-minded belief in what “good” art meant. Looking at portraits of people, I purely believed that, that’s what it meant to create good art. I didn’t understand that there was a whole other world of pure abstract art that can also be considered good, which is why I turned away from exploring painting as a whole. But I’m extremely grateful I’ve gotten the opportunity to explore my abilities in the abstract world. Painting overtime has been a great outlet for me to release my emotions and served as a great distraction from real life. Most of my paintings explore the themes of understanding emotions and feelings- whether it’s through color, structure, and shape- it represents what I was feeling at that moment in time.

My paintings progressively get more and more abstract as I mature and get older. I’ve experimented with different types of abstract art to try as I try to show emotions through various forms. I mainly rely on the undertones of the acrylic paint and the shape of the piece to help communicate the vibe of it. However, regardless of how I feel in that given moment of time, my main goal is to have others feel or relate to my painting in some sort of way. My main purpose of my art pieces is to help connect with others emotionally whether it’s on a deep or surface level.  It's the main reason why I don't tell people the meaning behind my artwork because the meaning is whatever you interpret it to be.