In life, there will be times when you will have no one to hold your hand. And it is within this moment, to be sure to walk in your purpose regardless of what redirects you because that is what makes you the strongest. August 22nd and 23rd, 2016 marked the first time I decided to walk in my purpose. Determined to go to school, I was in New York City with duffel bag luggage draped over my shoulders, a bookbag on my back, and Dunks on my feet. I had no idea how the day was g

If you have ever navigated through the downtown streets of Richmond, VA, there is no way you could miss the eye-catching murals. Street art has always been a fascination of mine, simply based off their magnitude and the fact that these pieces become focal points that add character to a city. Even though I marvel at large scale paintings, it never crossed my mind, until three years ago, that I could be the painter of a mural, or a few. Why the heck not?! After this epiphan

With a mind of infinite ideas, I believe the most difficult job as an artist is deciding which potential thought to begin nurturing. The main piece that comes to mind when I thinking about nurturing a thought is my painting titled "Revival”. The idea for this painting formed after having an unsettling dream. The dream had absolutely no visual, just pitch black. Initially there was nothing, but I could feel something was off. Suddenly, the sound of a heart monitor began