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    • Acrylic and Oil Paintings
    • Sculpture
    • Digital Art
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    • ArtPop Billboard (2017)
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    • Photography – Misc
    • Photography – Fireworks
    • Drawings
    • Acrylic and Oil Paintings
    • Sculpture
    • Digital Art
    • Her Words, My Pictures
    • ArtPop Billboard (2017)
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How To Choose When You Do More Than One Thing in Art

How To Choose When You Do More Than One Thing in Art

I can’t believe him. Is he actually accusing me of abandonment? “I just needed a break. I got…

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This Is What Happened When People Wanted To Buy My Art

This Is What Happened When People Wanted To Buy My Art

Someone is standing in front of my charcoal drawing. It’s unframed, just hanging from metal clips, with its torn edges showing. Raw. Exposed….

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This Is What Happened When I Ran My First Kickstarter Campaign

This Is What Happened When I Ran My First Kickstarter Campaign

“You should do Artprize,” my brother’s father-in-law tells me. “What’s Art prize?” I ask. I’d never heard of…

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When Someone Hurts You, Do This.

When Someone Hurts You, Do This.

I’m sitting with a few friends from my youth group at a church potluck. I take a bite…

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Six Things Introverts Hate

Six Things Introverts Hate

Living in an extroverted world is exhausting.    My mom told me this story, so it must be…

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How To Make A Rainbow With Your Child

How To Make A Rainbow With Your Child

WARNING: Not suitable for neat-freaks. Painting with shaving cream? That’s right. Shaving cream is not just for shaving…

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I Didn’t Like The World I Saw, So This Is What I Did…

I Didn’t Like The World I Saw, So This Is What I Did…

“People say photographs don’t lie, mine do.” -David Lachapelle I’m holding my favorite toy car. No, I don’t…

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When A Canvas Stares At You Blankly: 8 Ways to get moving when you feel stuck

When A Canvas Stares At You Blankly: 8 Ways to get moving when you feel stuck

I’m starring at a blank canvas. Every minute that sneaks by, I feel more and more perturbed. I…

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Why Artists Need To Take Risks

Why Artists Need To Take Risks

I’m holding his phone number scribbled on a torn piece of paper. How could I even think of…

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This Is Why Artists Need Criticism

This Is Why Artists Need Criticism

It’s my turn. My stomach ties in knots as my teacher and classmates stare at my 3 ft…

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