Some of the most important work I've made happened alone. No audience. No collaborators. No external validation. Just me, a room, and the stubborn need to keep going. But some of the most important moments in my life as an artist happened because another artist called me out, encouraged me, showed me something new, or simply reminded me that I wasn't disappearing into my own head. I have been paitning for most of my life. It has remained such a constant that its importance to