Know the artist

The most important influences in my work have to be music and travelling.  I have always been fascinated with experiencing new places and cultures, especially the people who inhabit them.  At an early age I was always interested in drawing, no matter what the project was, I would always find a way to use my visual imagination.  

In sixth grade, I began drawing caricatures of famous actors and musicians, this is where my art started to take on a particular style.

 In Sophomore year of college, drawing became more of a frequent hobby of mine, taking sketch books where ever I went and utilizing pen sketches instead of pencil.  This process made it difficult to erase mistakes and helped me become more mindful of every line i would put down.

Senior year in college I took on my first mural which was 11' high by 22' Long, it was quite a challenge and a long process of sketching, finalizing and executing my work on a larger scale.  After completion, I felt confident in any project that would be thrown my way in the future, no matter the size, style or medium.

Education

I attended college at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2009, where I learned to apply various techniques and mediums to assigned projects.  After the duration of four years, I had accumulated all of which was needed to start my professional career as an artist.  After achieving a bachelor's degree in Illustration in the summer of 2013, I quickly made my way cross country to Los Angeles.