“I came from a town between the city and the sea
Seven meters under water I could not breathe
I travelled to the desert to become more free
I got myself a guitar and I learned to scream
Moved on to metropolis where there are no views
So I started painting them in a little room
Moved out to the countryside to rest my tired eyes
Now I’m learning just to sit and look at my lies”
Welcome and thank you for being here.
I’m a self-taught artist. I picked up my first guitar at 20 in L.A. and learned a couple of chords so i could start expressing and writing. Music was all about self- expression, almost like a therapy. I learned to record and produce my own music in the early 2000’s. I wrote and performed lots and put out 4 albums throughout my 20’s.
Now music is still about expression, but it feels more like an expression of the universal- of the divine- of source energy that i practice to tune into more and more. To me songwriting is like being in an ultimate state of receivership. I listen carefully throughout my days and when a song wants to come through- i hear it, listen to it and translate it. This process can still be messy or take some time, but overall there is now a simplicity and a clarity to the process that i enjoy deeply. I record my own music on my computer. With beats- synths- guitars. The year 2020 gave rise to a brand new album “We Are The Ones”
The recording process is very much like painting. Which is my other creative outlet. I started painting in my late twenties in Nashville. The first painting i ever made was of a woman, i only used blue and white.
I just started painting more and more and got some lovely reactions from the people around me which encouraged me to expose and sell my work. My work and style developed, I started painting my -then little- nieces a lot. This led to painting more and more kids in fantastical dreamscapes. Children’s books are a very natural fit for my work and I have published many. These days when i paint children I feel they are a representation of our own inner child.
When I moved to NYC painting became my main gig as i started selling my work on the streets. I continued to do this for 10 years participating in big market events around the city and the Hudson Valley. As of late I have been animating shorts that spreads messages I feel are important for us to hear. Check them out Animated Talks on YouTube.
The process of painting as with music is about flow. Of not believing that mistakes exist. Any move is part of the whole and the creation. It requires a great amount of trust. And diligent work/practice! Art in whichever form is a daily practice for me most of the time. I absolutely love it.
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