ARTIST STATEMENT I am a self-taught artist who began painting in 2020. I started this wonderful journey using watercolors, but acrylics are my current preferred medium. I have also dabbled in oils and I am eager to continue using that medium more and more. I am instinctively drawn to the solitude and calming beauty of nature and for this reason the main stream of my creative inspiration flows from there. Although I consider myself a “loner”, I still have an innate desire to connect with people and sharing visual art has been a comfortable way for me to do that. The personal pleasure I get during the creative process and the bonds I’ve formed with people through my artwork have been a huge blessing for me. Beyond that there is a therapeutic quality to the time spent immersing myself deep into each painting and that is very good for my mind and soul.