I'm a collector of art turned artist who collects moments on canvas. Musings from my childhood in the piney woods of south Arkansas, to my two+ decades living amongst the lush Louisiana culture--I turn to my experiences and environment for inspiration in my paintings--the people, places, and things I'm drawn to. As a self-taught artist, I enjoy creating heavily textured and layered pieces using a variety of painting techniques and materials--my go-tos being acrylic and oil pastel. Although my body of work cannot be placed into one category--I am influenced by my love of figurative, abstraction, expressionism, realism, and impressionism art genres with an added sense of intuitive play--often incorporating a bit of humor, an original writing, a play-on-words, or a hidden "something"--which in turn summons the viewer to get lost in discoveries, emotions, inspirations, and even questions when looking at my artwork.