Revised Artist Statement

Artist statement revised:

Art is PASSION; Art is Energy; ART is my life! Art is just as vital to people as the air we breathe and the blood which runs through our veins. Those who have the artistic gift are very different from the rest of mankind.  We (artist) have something special, we have the ability to touch people spiritually, with the use of something physical, for me it's my hands and my voice. Everyone experiences stress, has a past, and lives with a degree personal hell. Some have had a easy road, others have had a rocky/traumatic path which they have had to endure. Life as we know it is all about lessons, and sharing knowledge; What we see and learn along the way, as well as who crosses our path and how we can relate to them. All of these things have meaning and provide a foundation for art to be built upon. As a survivor of abuse, I find that creating art as well as singing, and laughter are all very therapeutic. I love being able to see humor and irony in a situation and capture it on film. Seeing things in a new or different perspective is also interesting to me. I like taking "close up" pictures, and that of other unusual perspectives. At this point in my life I desperately seek serenity and tranquility, I try to project that emotion upon the viewer of my paintings.