AFistfulofSugar

My love for bright colors and surrealistic imagery started early on. As a young child, I was inspired by the bright lights, billboards, and theaters of NYC, as well as the psychedelic band posters my parents had up in the house. However, my passion for art sparked unexpectedly years later when one small drawing on my bedroom wall quickly developed into a four wall mural. Fed by an urge to escape high school life, I surrounded myself with a world all my own. After high school, I graduated from Sonoma State University where I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting. Now I continue to develop my art full time at my studio, located in my hometown of Fairfax, California.
I am most intrigued by the blend between reality and imagination. The way our surroundings, memories, and subconscious mind all come together to form the truest representation of each life experience. I work to capture this fusion in my paintings, and I compose them as if they are a moment in time, where all the different forces present in that moment are layered into one visual plane. The artists whom have most inspired me are Henri Magritte, Jeff Koons, and Alphonse Mucha.
I love to make art that makes people laugh, think, and smile.