I paint so that I can understand my inner emotions, my inner being, the spirit that lives in me. I have battled chronic depression and anxiety since the age of 11. I paint so that the aches go away. Every time that I create, I sense something peeling off of me that is supposed to be put on canvas or paper at that exact moment. Not a moment later or earlier. I am here to fulfill the role that has been assigned to me. Painting is a vehicle that allows me to release my pain, the burden of feeling negative emotions every day. It's like a small piece of me that drifts on the canvas, allowing me to feel peace briefly.

  I create instead of destroy when I feel bothered, angry, frustrated, sad, lonely, etc. I do it for pleasure, because I need to. It just would not make sense for me not to listen and stay true to my early beginnings. I paint because it is a gift that has been bestowed upon me, and it is something I have to do.