My life started in Palmira, Colombia in 1999. I began to draw during the early toddler stage by filling my old-home’s walls with long stick figures, scribbles and suns. As a child, I spent a large portion of my early development drawing caricatures, portrait sketches, still lifes, and eventually drawing fictional characters from popular animated shows/series during the 2000’s.

By the time I was in the fifth grade, I grew to love and have a strong passion for drawing. I spent a lot of time trying out different forms of media and other tools from various school supplies, and in spite of seeking new tools, I hardly separated away from using ordinary colored pencils, commercial pens, and regular mechanical pencils.

Fortunately, for me this was a pivotal moment of my life. I was able to both share my passion and show my interest for drawing by the various commissions I received from my school peers and childhood friends at that time. Even though, I had not taken any formal art classes or learned about the process of fine art making, I was happy to carry on from what I loved to do during my free-time.

Within a couple of years, I immigrated to Saco, Maine, USA alongside my parents in the year of 2010. As I readjusted to a new culture, new friendships and a new environment, I went through an abrupt change of interests and for a while I put my passion of drawing into an “old memories box”.

I entered my teenage years and eventually I rekindled my passion from a drawing class in the last year of High School. The path I sought after graduation was sort of unclear but with the guidance of the instructors and my parents I was recommended to seek out art institutions or art universities to hone my skills.

From there on, I enrolled at Maine College of Art (before it was renamed to Maine College of Art & Design) and I had the opportunity to branch out towards other mediums of creating and learning about art. I found myself with an interest for not only drawing and illustration but for painting, animation, and photography as well.

Finally, this is where the relevant events of my story have brought me to who I am today and where my current life is at.