Monument to a Valley, 2022

This is a painting I did to commemorate family trips when we would drive our car to California to visit my grandma. I believe this is primarily why I love Southwest art so much. I grew up in Minnesota and lived there all of my childhood years, so seeing the different landscapes excited and inspired me to draw and paint these totally different scenes. Painting allows me to go outside these prison walls and rediscover part of these same experiences, even while incarcerated.