My paintings pay tribute to the immigrant artists who helped shape the cultural soul of the Lower East Side. From the raw expression of 1970s street art to the emergence of iconic figures like Jean-Michel Basquiat or Keith Haring, the LES became a canvas for resilience, rebellion, and reinvention. My work honors those pioneers - often children of immigrants - who turned walls into galleries and sidewalks into studios, forging a creative legacy that lives on today. In celebrating their stories, these pieces reflect the ever-evolving heartbeat of “everybody’s neighborhood Here, Now, and Always.”