I grew up in a multi-ethnic community in a small town in Western Pennsylvania. I moved to the multi-cultural city of Miami after high school. Illustrations: I have been drawing and painting since I was very young. Initially, I began to add illustrations as a marketing tool. After one year of posting my flash fiction on my website, these drawings gained popularity. These are the artist that have made an impact on my illustrations: Charley Harper, Piet Mondrian, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Keith Haring, and Dorothy Bailey Stancato, my mother ( I saved the...more