I'M A FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR AND ARTIST CURRENTLY LIVING AND WORKING IN THE OZARK AREA.
IN 2010 I GRADUATED FROM THE FLORENCE ACADEMY OF ART. FOLLOWING MY EDUCATION ABROAD, I PURSUED ILLUSTRATION AT TAD FROM 2011-2014. FROM 2014 TO EARLY 2015 I WAS IN THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AT REV ART ACADEMY.
AT AN EARLY AGE DRAWING WAS THE ONLY THING WHAT I WANTED TO BE GOOD AT, I PURSUED IT WITH PASSION AND LOVED MAKING PICTURES. AS I'VE GROWN I HAVEN'T CHANGED MY MINDSET MUCH AND STILL PASSIONATELY PURSUE THE ART OF MAKING PICTURES.
GROWING UP I WAS DRAWN TO ART SO MUCH BECAUSE IT WAS AN OUTLET FOR BUILDING IMAGINARY MOMENTS AND STORIES. I WAS CONSTANTLY POURING OVER ILLUSTRATED BOOKS AND COVERS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS (EVEN AT AN EMBARRASSING AGE) GUSHING OVER THE LUSH IMAGES AND BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS. AS I GOT OLDER I FOUND GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COMICS, THE IMAGES AND STORIES PULLING ME DEEPER INTO THE WORLD THEY WERE BUILDING. IT WAS ENGAGING.
THESE NARRATIVE ELEMENTS AND STORY BUILDING MOMENTS ARE THINGS I LOVE AND SEEK TO CONSTANTLY IMPLEMENT IN MY OWN WORK.
Fayetteville,Arkansas
