My biggest influence and inspiration is probably my grandparents and my art teachers. My grandparents are both extremely supportive of my art and always asking to see more. They always express how proud they are and have been there for me through everything I've done. My art teachers inspire me because with every project there is always a goal to make them proud. Plus, both are very good artists that I look up to and aspire to be like. I believe art class and education is important because it's good to know different ways to properly express your thoughts and feelings. Also, if you have physical representations of your experiences, like paintings, you'll always have something to look back on and remember the moment by. Advice I'd give to other artists would be to trust the process. As long as you're creating, you'll get better with time. I would also say to pay attention to your surroundings. You can learn a lot just by paying attention to the way your body moves as you walk, or by looking at the way the street fades into the distance.