In my art, I am taking a lot of traditional concepts and ideas, merging them together and making something completely my own. My base of inspiration comes from Mexican Bark Paintings. The colors and line work really drew me into the details if the birds and fish of these textile. Living in the Northwest I gained an appreciation for Asian art such of Japanese and Tibetan themes. With these 3 strong influences I feel my concepts in terms of ideas and opinions are able to flourish and be conveyed to a wide audience. My illustrations tend to be more personal. There is room for greater detail and I have lot of personal investment in making them. I guess you could say they are my therapy. With my paintings I am able to utilize my line stroke and colors to impress on the viewer a feeling without being as literal as in my illustrations. I feel I have a healthy balance for the 2 mediums and feel they both support one another in making me a well rounded artist.