Artist's Statement

Most of the work I create deals with realism and portraiture. These two concepts are what I am most interested in when working on a painting or drawing. As an artist I like to draw and paint things from life and this gives me more freedom to do what I am most comfortable with. I am more comfortable in this way because I’ve done it for so long and its what I am use to. I feel that this style fits my personality as well. Portraiture has always been my main interest because I cannot only do portraits of myself, but of others as well. The great thing about doing portrait work of someone other than yourself is that the work can be done from many different angles and the model has a variety of options as far as the way he/she wants to position their body.

Recently, I’ve gathered a great deal of inspiration from two great artists; Kehinde Wiley and Lucian Freud. Both of these artists’ work deals with portraiture and the work in different styles. Portrait and figural works, both drawing and painting, are my strongest areas and I feel that I can learn a lot from these two artists because they are very resourceful. I am driven by their ambitious talents and I want to, one day, become a great artist just as they are. I have the desire and passion to be a successful artist and surely my time will come