WHAT ROLE DOES ART PLAY IN YOUR LIFE?

I get inspired to create Western art and nature painting. It helps relieve stress in my environment.

Art- painting especially- is exciting for me. It gives me a place to use my imagination and express it on canvas. It also helps with my PTSD.

I have PTSD and painting helps calm me and its soothing to express my talents on canvas.  I have 22 yrs in the Navy and Army - retired military honorable discharge. Painting helps relieve stress and makes happy.

What inspires you to create?

It’s exciting to start a new piece and rewarding watching a painting come to life with a positive result.  My inspiration comes from nature, birds, wildlife, sea life, flowers and landscapes. By painting, I can take myself out of my cell and into nature and enjoy creating fish, birds, animals, and landscapes. Anything my imagination can take me to. I taught myself to paint, so far I painted 113 paintings in five years.

I love painting the beauty of birds and nature with all the vibrant colors.