Growing up my school notebooks and folders were completely filled with doodles and abstract sketch ideas.
At that time I had not yet discovered major artists that led me to create the styles I’m currently using, but it inspired me to have an extreme passion for art outside typical portraits and realism.
Years before starting to paint, everything I drew was very abstract using rotational and reflective geometric patterns or mixture of both.
Making them consisted of three meter rulers, 22″x28″ poster board, protractors, and colored pencils. One piece would take approximately 80 hours to measure, construct, outline and add color.
My earlier experiences pushed me to pursue new mediums and techniques, even if it was seemingly random I’d run with an idea to see the outcome.
I began using acrylic Sharpie pens, experimenting with leaking them out and quickly whipping the paint over the canvas. This inspired me to begin using acrylic paints and learning how other abstract artists approach their artwork.
Some of my first pieces titled in tribute to Jackson Pollock were a total fluke. I actually didn’t know who he was or had I seen any of his work.
Since I was already doing the Sharpie technique on poster board I thought “hey let’s try this with acrylic on canvas”.
