CoffeeMonster Studios

I am a multi-media Artist based in Southern California who has been exhibiting in galleries and special venues for more than twenty years.

As most Artists profess, I began drawing as early as I could lift a Crayola. However, I didn't actually start taking my artwork seriously until my early 20s. Growing up in a family of talented painters, bronze sculptors, and illustrators, I was pretty sure I had gotten the short end of the stick in the talent department. My style was different, and my perspective was skewed. My colors were daring, and I couldn't decide on one single medium or genre. So, you wonder, was the turning point? What pains a naive, inexperienced 20-something-year-old more than a love affair gone sour? The end had come, and I locked myself in my apartment, swirled around paint, cried, cursed, and fought with God. When I stepped away from my dramatics and heartache, I discovered I loved what had just happened. I didn't have to find a single right way to do anything, and I wasn't about to give it up.
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Today, I look back on the gift I inherited and the life I have built around that gift. It is always there. I will always create. I am fortunate to love this work, and if I can help others in the process, I should. Some of the non-profits I have worked with include Within Arms Reach (http://withinarmsreach.org/), the Plus Me Project (http://www.theplusmeproject.org/), Bolsa Chica Conservancy (http://bolsachica.org/), and the Wyland Foundation (http://www.wylandfoundation.org/).

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Additionally, I have accepted commissions for donations to be made to charitable organizations related to the piece, including Finally Home Farm, a place for military equine-assisted psychotherapy (http://www.finallyhomefarmllc.com/). If my artwork speaks to you, you should look at all the truly deserving organizations above. Their values, missions, and visions align with how I see the world and actively participate in creating it.