As an artist, I create across visual, photographic, and musical disciplines, with each form deeply connected and influencing the others. My photography captures the rich textures of Louisiana, from the hard architectural lines to the organic, flowing forms of nature. These visual elements often find their way into my visual art pieces, with my recent passion being alcohol ink. In this medium, I create expressive landscapes and organic blooms that reflect the fluidity of both nature and emotion. Music is another integral part of my practice, and I feel it deeply. As a percussionist, I respond to music in a way that stirs my soul, allowing rhythm and sound to shape my artistic expression. Song titles and lyrics often inspire the titles of my visual art, as I find resonance between the auditory and the visual. As Uncle Kracker sings, “Give me the beat boys, that frees my soul…,” this line serves as a mantra for all of my creative endeavors. Whether I am working with inks, taking photographs or playing auxiliary percussion instruments I am constantly exploring the ways in which art, music, and emotion are intertwined. --- JURIED SHOWS Live Casino & Hotel Bossier - Featured Artwork Collection 2024 (Visual Art) Alexandria, LA - Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival 2024 (Photography) Alexandria, LA - Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival 2023 (Visual Art) Bossier Arts Council - Sensory Show 2023 (Visual Art) Bossier Arts Council - Pros & Cons 2022 (Visual Art) Bossier Arts Council - Nyctophilia 2021 (Visual Art) Bossier Arts Council - Contained 3 (Three) 2021 (Visual Art) Bossier Parish Community College – Beyond Duty 2020 (Digital Photography) Marlene Yu Museum – Art Of The Dog 2019 (Visual Art) Bossier Arts Council – Please Touch The Art 2019 (Sculpture) Norton Art Gallery – Juried Bloom! Art Show 2018, 1st place in Landscape Category Bossier Arts Council – Contained 2018 (Visual Art) Minicine? – Micro/Macro 2018 (Photography) Norsworthy Gallery – Jerry Wray’s Friends 2018 (Visual Art) Natchitoches Art Guild – Art Guild Show 2016 (Visual Art) VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS Artspace - Critical Mass 2024 Artspace - Critical Mass 2023 Bossier Arts Council - Wall Mural 2022 Artspace - Critical Mass 2022 Artspace - Critical Mass 2021 Artspace – Critical Mass 2020 Private Home – Art Collectors Home Tour 2019 Artspace – Critical Mass 2019 Artspace – Critical Mass 2018 Woman’s Department Club – Jerry’s Friends 2018 Artspace – Ingraved Exhibition 2017 Wright Island – CANVASES COCKTAILS & CONFECTIONS 2017 Artspace – Critical Mass 2017 Artspace – Critical Mass 2016 Turner Art Gallery – H.O.S.T.S. Exhibition 2016 Heart The Art Gallery – Natchitoches, LA 2016 Highland Table – H. O. S. T. S. Exhibition 2016 Bossier Arts Council – Heart the Art 2015 PHOTOGRAPHY Artspace – Critical Mass 2020 Shreveport Times Photo Contest – Night Vision in the Top 50 (Fifty) 2019 Shreveport Times Photo Contest – Night Vision and Mallard Road in the Top 100 (One Hundred) 2019 PUBLISHED Artistonish Magazine Issue #19 February 2022 (pg. 45) Visual Art SB Magazine May 2018 (pg. 13) Photography MUSIC PERFORMANCE Auxiliary Percussion - Shreveport Metropolitan Concert Band 2018 – Present Auxiliary Percussion - Bill Causey Big Band 2017 – Present Auxiliary Percussion - Texarkana Jazz Orchestra – 2018 Auxiliary Percussion - Dave Hardin & the River City Ramblers – 2018 AWARDS Named Collectible Artist 2017 COLLECTORS Kenny Alderman Music Studio, Bossier City, LA Lucy L Gibson, Birmingham, AL Maryanne Tree Sammes, Marshall, TX Works held in private collections in CO, LA, NC, NV and TN COMMISSIONS JJ Jangalicious (cat) #TipsyCreatures Series 2024 Alcohol Ink Kenzie (dog) #TipsyCreatures Series 2023 Alcohol Ink Untitled autumn scene 2021 Alcohol Ink on saw blade Untitled bayou scene. 2021 Alcohol Ink on saw blade Toomer’s Corner, Auburn University 2019 Alcohol Ink Colorful Charade 2018 Alcohol Ink TEACHING Alcohol Ink Instructor - The Oaks 2024 Art Instructor – Classical Co-Op 2010-2011 PROJECTS Grace Community Methodist Church – Altar and set design 2005 – 2007 Kristi Englebrecht Lindow cd – Logo designer and studio musician (Guitar) 2000 Krewe of Justinian “Versailles” float – Designer and artist 1999