I’ve been reflecting on this question a lot lately as I prepare to share my artwork with others. I know myself and realize that while I may be strong willed (thank you to my ancestors for that, they endured a lot), I am still a sensitive, soft person on the inside. I know myself by now and I realize that if I don’t prepare myself for it, I will leave myself vulnerable to the opinions and influence of others.

No matter how prepared you try to be there is always something in life that challenges you from out of nowhere.

Two things: The studio situation—this could be a bummer but I’m working with it. There is always a way, but you must put in the effort!

When I paint, I think about many things, mostly life and why we are here. I think about my choices in life and what inspired them. I think about events that led me to specific ways of thinking. I think about where these influences come from and how I can change them to become someone new.

My work comes purely from the subconscious. Sometimes I look at it after I’ve finished and can honestly say creating it was a blur.

On my daily walks through New York City, I am bombarded by many things, situations and people. I pull inspiration not just from what’s happening around me, but also what’s going on below me. The sidewalks of New York are a great inspiration for me.

They represent us. We are all living in these little universes of past lives, past experiences, hopes, and dreams evolving in our own little solar system surrounded by others just the same.

My art is very spiritual in nature, not necessarily aesthetically speaking but rather, the inspiration behind it. How could it not be? I am a spiritual person, not a perfect person—a spiritual person. There is a difference.