"Only 10% of art school graduates ever make a living from their art. That's not a talent problem. That's a business problem."

I didn’t set out to become a surrealist. I simply realized one day that the stories I paint live somewhere between dreams, symbols, and emotional truth. Surrealism found me.

“Becoming a full-time artist in 2025 wasn’t planned. It grew from 40 years of creativity, 20 years of nonprofit work, and one heartbreaking ending that led me to a beautiful beginning.”