Growing up, he was surrounded by African American art in his family home. The discovery of his artistic talent occurred in his senior year, where he was a standout Basketball Player at Westover High School. Aaron has a passion for art and his work is full of feeling, inspiration, and texture. His preferred mediums are prismacolor pencils and acrylic. Aaron gets his inspiration from the surrounding
s of life and well-known artists such as Thomas Kinkade, Picasso, William Tolliver, Paul Goodnight, Sidney Carter, Roderick Vines, and others. In 2005, Aaron was named the artist of the year at Valdosta State University and was among one of the youngest artist to exhibit at the ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2005 in New Orleans as well as the NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2008, Aaron received national recognition with a featured article in Southwest Georgia Living. Aaron currently is an award winning artist who is heavily collected among artisans and travels the country exhibiting in some of the top rated art shows in the country. Aaron started his company called Prisma Fine Arts where he wants to focus on his own distribution of artwork so that he can later help younger artist just like himself. While a self-taught artist, Aaron is aware that there is much more to learn about art form and art history. He truly values his studies at Valdosta State University and he wants to share his love of art with others.
