for millennia, humans have found solace in the abundance of nature, and I am no exception. Like my ancestors before me, I'm mesmerized by the patterns found in the stars, the shadows of the mountainside, the colors of the sunset. I believe it is inherently human, at the deepest part of our core, to be touched so by deeply by the wonders of our Mother Earth. That feeling of oneness with our planet connects us to those who came before us and to those who will come after us. To express, to play, to create - these are essential to our very essence. With my paintbrush I aim to capture that oneness - with the patterns of our planet, with that tether to our emotions, to that oneness with humanity. I am nature experiencing nature - something so sacred that no machine could ever recreate or replicate it.