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THE NEXT PAINTING WILL BE THE BEST. IT HAS BEEN
AN ON-GOING STRUGGLE FOR PERFECTION - BEING
ABLE TO BREAK THROUGH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
BARRIERS, PUSHING THE ENVELOPE TO REALIZING
AND DEVELOPING THAT VISION UNTIL ULTIMATELY A
STYLE IS BORN.
to create with a passion and strength can ever hope to get, expanding your
that captivates your mind and soul. perimeters and challenging yourself to
I like to stir one’s emotions, I like my the highest limits.
patrons to feel this energy that runs
through me. When working freehand with no scale or
projector, you must imagine the image,
I search for interesting subject matter see it in your mind’s eye and envision the
that has vibrance and movement; painting mural finished. It is an addiction
then incorporating this emotion into and I can’t wait to start the next painting.
my subject involving the viewer and It is exciting to challenge oneself with
transporting him to another world. The each work, always searching within, this
challenges of different subject matter is opens new doors, new horizons–it never
always inspiring and fascinating; I enjoy ends.
working straight eight to ten hours,
intense, with high energy; this becomes It is a passion I feel and it is this emotion
a real physical workout on my larger that I try to portray in all my works.
works.
I generally work on four feet x four feet
paintings and larger. Murals give you
a vast expanse, the largest canvas you
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