I WOULD DRAW A LITTLE HERE AND THERE IN HIGH SCHOOL, MOSTLY PICTURES OF MY BASKETBALL HEROES. THEN I TOOK A COUPLE OF ART CLASSES IN COLLEGE WHICH HELPED MY SKILLS BLOSSOM AND RESULTED IN A COOL DRAWING OF TUPAC THAT SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT WAS A PHOTO AT FIRST GLANCE. THAT DRAWING MADE ME REALIZE I HAD SOME ART TALENT, BUT IT WAS STILL JUST SOMETHING I ONLY DID WHEN I WAS BORED. THEN LIFE IN L.A. WITH RANDOM FUN GIGS, SIDE HUSTLES, AND COACHING BASKETBALL HAPPENED AND I DID HARDLY ANY ART FOR ABOUT 17 YEARS.
IT WAS A TOUGH TIME THAT BROUGHT ME BACK TO DRAWING AFTER MOVING BACK HOME TO SEATTLE TO HELP TAKE CARE OF FAMILY. I NEEDED SOMETHING RELAXING TO IMMERSE MYSELF IN AND ESCAPE, AND DRAWING AGAIN TURNED OUT TO BE THERAPEUTIC. MY FIRST DRAWING IN MANY YEARS WAS OF MARSHAWN LYNCH AKA BEASTMODE, ONE OF MY FAVORITE ATHLETES EVER. IT CAME OUT PRETTY NICE CONSIDERING HOW LONG IT HAD BEEN, AND BY SHEER LUCK I WAS ABLE TO GET MARSHAWN TO AUTOGRAPH THE DRAWING SHORTLY AFTER FINISHING, TURNING IT INTO A PRIZED POSSESION. THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH MY NEXT DRAWING, THIS TIME OF GARY PAYTON. IT ALL ADDED UP TO ENCOURAGE ME TO KEEP DRAWING, AND EVENTUALLY UNLEASH MY CREATIVITY IN NEW WAYS. SO HERE WE ARE! THANKS FOR VISITING THE SITE. I HOPE YOU APPRECIATE THE ART AS MUCH AS I DO.
