Education: Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from Lourdes University & Strategic Managerial Market Management.

 

Area of Focus: Drawing, Illustration, Photography & Videography, and Business Marketing Management.

 

Artist Statement: As an artist, I find inspiration from the things I enjoy and the people around me. This I feel reflects in the work and maintains the drive to continue with it. The assumption by many that “you must have always been talented”, is not true - drawing stick figures was life until I began self-teaching around 6th grade.

Video games was a big thing growing up with favorite titles such as; Sonic Adventure, Ratchet & Clank, and Defender.  These developed and played a role for my interest in art. Finding enjoyment in the concept art in games peeked a long lasting interest in the use of imagination and animation. My work now reflects these roots along with interest in other aspects of Japanese art and realism.

 

As a contemporary artist of the 21st Century, the works produced can take on any form of composition and be created by any medium. Numerous shows, movies, video games, phones, books, and DIYs were created by artists with a variety of backgrounds and skills. The opportunities for artists is broader now than ever before.

And, when you learn that your passion can get an Oscar for art in a movie, or make someone smile, you realize that everything comes from being a video game playing, cartoon and anime watching nerd.