Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls 2011 MVP) by Nav in Los Angeles

I am a Los Angeles (Studio City) - based artist who works across various styles and mediums. I have been drawing and painting since I was a child. My passion as an artist developed through the hardships faced during my adolescence and teenage years having dealt with abuse, bullying, prejudice, & racism. This influenced comfort, safety, and resonance with certain personalities & characters in music, sports, stories, cartoons, and movies. These inspirations influenced me to start expressing my pain through drawing, which turned into painting, which finally turned into a skillset that I have been attempting mastery in ever since. I have been fortunate enough to heal from facing my deepest shadows and develop as an individual spiritually, which has allowed patience and deeper expression to flow into my art work. Having started with the joy of doodling cartoons to being able to do what I do now is deeply satisfying and rewarding.