I find in this painting a sense of peace, like you can almost hear that underwater quiet, muffling out even your own thoughts. 

Eyes are one of my favorite things to draw — I must’ve drawn hundreds over the years — but Weeping Forget-Me-Nots still remains one of my favorites. It was the first time I picked up colored pencils, and I followed my instincts straight into drawing an eye. As with my Corazon de Flores piece, I felt, for some inexplicable reason, that she must grow flowers. As it turned out, she wasn’t just growing them — she was weeping them. Weeping Caribbean-blue forget-me-nots from the shining depths of her soul. 

Bravery is one of my favorite works of art. She is made from mixed media, with no direction, inspiration, or plan other than the drum of my heartbeat and the need to express. The fierce strength in her eyes resonates so deeply with me, it implores me to find my own. 

An image of a heart growing flowers  — vines and veins so closely intertwined they’re almost indistinguishable — had been marinating in my mind’s eye for a bit of time before I put the vision to paper. I used colored pencils to illustrate what I feel lives in my own ribcage: a heart that is not broken or damaged — though it may feel that way at times — but is beautiful, growing, and home to an entire garden.

I named the drawing Corazón de Flores, which means Heart of Flowers in Spanish.

It drips down her neck in traces of gold, it surrounds her hair like a halo, and it burns through her eyes. Resilience in the face of everything that tries to force you down. Resilience in the tilt of her head- looking up anyway. 

I find this painting so magical, like Flower Girl lives in a world with blue and pink lights where flowers grow straight from her hair. The original photographer is named Joderick Rackson, and the model is Kahjeelia Cambell. 

Daydreaming (2025)

I painted Daydreaming and Sailing both while I myself was both daydreaming and sailing through the Caribbean. I let go of rules and expectations and leaned into colors and emotions. I was inspired by the colorful artwork I saw visiting Nassau, Bahamas, as well as the inner peace I feel whenever I'm near the ocean.