Artist’s Statement

I was born in 1971 in El Paso Texas, but have lived most of my life around the Dallas area. I am currently a student at the University of North Texas where I am pursuing a degree in English with a concentration in Creative Writing.

My drawing and painting is self taught. Art to me is expression, and because of this there is no bad art. As a blind artist, I enjoy the way some people express themselves in paint, or words or other media more than others, but I sincerely believe that one’s preference for a persons art over another does not make that art any better or worse.

When I run my hands over an object and feel their textures my mind is filled with the colors of paints that have a similar texture. I know that a person’s skin is not red or blue, but sometimes to me it feels that way, and because of this I think painting has given me a very special way to view the world.