When I was a child, I watched my mom draw ocean scenes—majestic ships with full sails, peaceful beaches, and always a lighthouse beaming from the rocks. What I remember most wasn’t the paper or the paint. It was the joy. It poured out of her like sunlight. That joy became my inheritance. Today, when I draw caricatures, cartoons, doodles, or portraits—it feels like I’m echoing her passion. Like I’m closer to God, and closer to who I was made to be. If you’ve followed my work, you know what I love to create: cute monsters, over-the-top caricatures, whimsical cartoons, robots in love, and anything that brings a little light and laughter to the world. But now… I’ve stepped into something deeper. The community I want to build exists to support something I call Passion Projects—portraits, caricatures, cartoons, and illustrations I create at no cost for people I feel led to bless. I print and ship these myself, free to the recipient. It’s part of a promise I made to a dear friend before he passed: to pay it forward with my art. And I’ve also become known for Random Acts of Caricature—free caricatures I draw for unsuspecting strangers in places like Panera or while cruising with my family. No charge. Just joy.

I know, your like “what has been shipped out”? I will try my best to explain: I created “Carried With The Wind” out of a desperate need to give shape to my own grief and tears over the lives lost that affected Camp Mystic and Kerrville, Texas. This piece is deeply personal to me. The butterflies in flight are meant to symbolize those precious souls now carried beyond us—fragile, beautiful, and unforgettable. My hope is that this artwork may offer even a small measure of solace, reflection, or remembrance to the Kerrville community. I received an email directly from Camp Mistic that stated “Hi Michael, This is so kind and beautiful. Thank you so much. You are welcome to send it us if you'd like.” I just now dropped the packaged art off at Office Depot to be picked up and shipped by FEDEX. This is a passion project for the books. My Mom would be proud.