a) Wake
up. Bus. Coffee. Work. Bus. Paint. Sleep.
q)
Where did you grow up/where do you live now and how does that contribute to
your art?
a) I
grew up in Bloomsburg , PA
and moved to State College ,
PA Chicago
q)
What is your earliest memory that propelled you to create?
a) I
don't really have one. I've always liked to draw and I started painting in June
of 2009. It's just my way of communicating.
q)
Tell us a little bit about your creative process.
a) Almost
all of my paintings begin as excess from previous paintings. From there, I just
react to what I see and they're done when they're done.
q)
How do you wish for your art to be perceived?
a) "I
don't particularly feel the need to be understood, but I do have a strong
compulsion to communicate." This is a quote by Cristabel Christo that
describes exactly how I feel.
q)
What do your internal dialogues sound like?
a) The
stock exchange just before the closing bell.
q)
Do you feel that there are limitations to what you want to create?
a) Yes.
q)
Do you feel art is vital to survival and if so, why?
a) I
don't know that it's vital to survival, but I think it's definitely vital to
making survival worthwhile.
q)
Describe a world without art.
a) It
would be sort of like a movie theatre that doesn't show movies. It would still
be there, but what's the point?
q)
Tell us a secret, and obsession.
a) secret
= I have third degree burns from a chocolate pop tart
obsession = coffee
q)
Where can people see more of your work on the internet?
