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Never Grow Up: A Perfect Day at the Montrose Farmers Market

Success! This weekend was a wonderful one for creativity and community. I brought my brand-new children’s activity book to the Montrose Farmers Market at Centennial Plaza, and it was such a joyful experience!

My booth was filled with laughter, smiles, and creativity all morning. I spent the day drawing custom cartoon portraits for families and kids — one of my favorite things to do. Several children came dressed in their Halloween costumes, and I had a blast sketching them as superheroes, fairies, and little monsters in my signature cartoon style. Their reactions were priceless!

The highlight for me was seeing so many kids try out my new Montrose-made activity books. They colored, solved puzzles, and dove right into the creative games I designed. Hearing their excitement and seeing them so engaged was the best feedback I could ask for.

A fellow artist stopped by, watched me work, and said, “You are such a kid!” I took it as the highest compliment. It’s true — I still love to play, create, and dream, just like the little artists who stopped by my booth. May I never grow up!

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Montrose Farmers Market, supported local artists, and shared in the fun. Events like this remind me how special it is to be part of our creative Western Colorado community.

If you missed me this time, I’ll be back at future markets with custom artwork, cartoon portraits, and plenty of creative activity books for kids. Stay tuned — there are more fun projects on the way!

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Rediscovering My Passion for Mural Painting in Western Colorado

Before this year, it had been quite a while since I painted a mural—and when I did, they were usually indoor murals for children’s bedrooms. But 2025 has been a year of rediscovery and transformation! I’ve had the joy of creating three outdoor murals here in Western Colorado, and each one has reignited my love for large-scale art.

I began the year by painting Cedar’s Mediterranean Cuisine’s food truck with colorful scenes inspired by Lebanon. In the middle of summer, I brightened a family’s backyard fence with a whimsical, childlike garden mural. And most recently, I completed my part of a large-scale community mural on the alley side of the Mosaic building in downtown Montrose, CO.

Each project has reminded me how murals can completely transform a space—bringing color, creativity, and personality to homes, businesses, and public areas. I love helping people reimagine their spaces through art!

Thank you, Montrose, for inspiring me to dive back into mural painting. I’m excited to see where my next project takes me!

If you’re in Montrose, Delta, Ridgway, or anywhere in Western Colorado and are thinking about adding a mural to your home or business, I’d love to talk about your ideas.

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Mark Suckerberg: Being Human is Hard!

This image is an absurd and surreal snapshot of alien confusion, this piece features an octopus-like creature—masked, multitasking, and utterly perplexed. Standing in a puddle of tea he spilled himself, the creature clutches a teacup in one tentacle while balancing his snack with another. Around him, angel food and devil’s food cake slices flutter through the room on tiny wings, mocking his attempts to fit in.

A playful critique of human expectations, societal weirdness, and maybe a certain tech billionaire’s uncanny public persona. As I told my sister recently “I guess I do social commentary these days.”

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Longing

I’m honored to share that my piece “Longing” was created as a donation for the Montrose Center for Arts’ 2025 fundraiser. This event brought together so many incredible artists and supporters of the local arts community.

“Longing” was on display for just one day—Wednesday, February 12th, 2025—and I’m thrilled to say it sold within the first hour of the show opening. Moments like these remind me why I create: to connect, to contribute, and to be part of something bigger.

Supporting the arts means supporting the soul of our community. Thank you to everyone who came out and made the evening such a success!

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Meet “No Escape” – A Return to Creation

After more than a year in the making, “No Escape” is finally complete—and made its debut tonight at Mosaic.

This mixed media piece holds a lot of personal meaning. I began it during a time when I had, for reasons I still don’t fully understand, tried to stop making art. I thought pulling away from creativity might quiet something inside me—but instead, it only amplified the noise.

The truth revealed itself through the process: there is no escape from what we are called to do. Art pulled me back in, and “No Escape” became both a reflection of that struggle and a declaration of surrender to the creative force that never truly left.

I’m so grateful to share this piece with the world, and even more grateful that art, once again, wouldn’t let me go.