I was born and raised in Georgia. My parents have been a huge part of my artistic journey. Even from my earliest days of throwing paint around mindlessly, they encouraged me. When I was six years old, I started attending the art studio You Gotta Have Art. The studio held classes where students would recreate life-size Van Gogh paintings. I particularly remember painting Starry Night, because I was given artistic freedom to paint the houses and, of course, I painted them bright pink. These classes that I took for fun as a child had a huge impact on my artistic style, creating a love for bold brush strokes and color.