Art has been a passion of mine since very early in life (I can remember sitting inside drawing comic books while most other people were outside getting dirty and playing football).  During my second year of college I switched over to a graphic design major and I noticed how excited I was about the work and knew I was on the right track.  After studying design for over a year I switched over to the fine arts with a focus in illustration and painting and knew that was an even closer alignment to the type of work I wanted to be doing.  I fell in love with the process of taking an idea, being inspired by it, then working it out visually on paper and sharing it with others.  Since then I've continued to develop myself as an artist and consider it a huge part of who I am.  I love to communicate things like emotions, stories, and a wide spectrum of different concepts.  I tend to bounce back and forth between traditional and digital mediums when creating.  I consider myself proficient in drawing, watercolor, acrylic, and digital painting.  I wouldn't say any of these mediums is my favorite, I love having the freedom to cross between all of them.