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Well hello. I am an LA-based creative with a background in design and painting; currently Head of Creative at Thrive Market. My background in fine art caters to an uncommon creative process, such as treating product as paint and finding inspiration in creating out-of-the-box artistic compositions. 

My paintings typically deal with the darker and more complex side of human emotions and tendencies, including but not limited to despair, anxiety, traumatic stress, violence, and neglect. My process begins at the blank canvas, without any sort of preliminary sketch, so that I may record any impromptu thought or impulse to the subject matter directly on the surface. The result is often times an accurate representation of the psychological effects that drive my paintings.

When not creating, I enjoy sharing new experiences with my fiancé, hanging with our animals, or dreaming of my next travel destination. I draw inspiration from the world around me, a wide range of other artistic practices, personal encounters, news stories, and environments.  I take much of my inspiration from past and contemporary masters alike, such as Cy Twombly, Christopher Wool, Henri Matisse, Antoni Tàpies, Gerhard Richter, Morris Lewis and Robert Motherwell.