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My latest work is aesthetically and conceptually new for the art world. I select sterile images from mass media and transform them into unique fine art. Each painting starts with several advertisements. I do multiple blind contour drawings of the figures in the ads. Blind contour drawings are when the artist focuses entirely on their subject without ever looking at the paper they are drawing on. The results are unpredictable and carefree in nature. Complex, commercial images are transformed into lyrical lines weaving across the page. I choose the best of the blind contours and paint them on canvases. I then select several specific features of my figures to paint realistically. This provides a sharp contrast of both painting style and dimensionality within each piece. I fill the negative space with ornate patterns and vivid colors, creating an entirely new aesthetic. My work makes a bold statement from afar, yet is a maze of detail up close. My dreamlike images transport the viewer away from commercialism to a simpler world of whim and magic.