TBT. @shipdip rocking his @paper_monster swag @ Show and Tell Gallery 2009!!! Thanks so much for all of the support Jesse!! #tbt #PaperMonster #stencil #shirts #stencil #spraycan #stencils #streetart #spraypaint #stencilart #stencilartists #stencilgraffiti #streetartcollage #stencilrevolution #art #artlife #artshow #artcollection #gallery #galleryshow #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiworld #urbanart #urbancanvas #formatmag #swag #drawing

10 Years. More to come. More to look forward to. New secret projects and tons of new art. Here’s to another 10 amazing years and more stories!! Stay Tuned!! #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilartists #stencilgraffiti #stencilrevolution #urbanart #urbancanvas #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiworld #art #artlife #artshow #gallery #galleryshow #paint #paper #paste #design #drawing #spraycan #spraypaint

10 years. I have two lives. One as PaperMonster and the other as a PhD Student doing research on hypertension. They are very similar. They require that I use my hands and my imagination. That I know the past to push and create towards the future. The works I create whether it is in the lab or on a canvas are wide open for interpretation. I love what I do and I encourage everyone to push for what you love. Don’t let anyone tell you that you can only be or do one thing in life. Above is a photo from my lab with a brand new 48 inch wide by 60 inch tall canvas for a private collector. March 2015. #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilartists #stencilgraffiti #streetartcollage #stencilrevolution #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiworld #art #artlife #artshow #gallery #galleryshow #canvas #design #drawing #science #lablife #artanscience #urbanart #urbancanvas #spraycan #spraypaint #nycart #nycstreetart

10 Years. This photo is from 2009. Through art I have made some incredible and extremely talented friends. Most of them use small knives to create intricate and beautiful stencils. Layers upon layers that develop into breathtaking images. In 2009 I created the “Friends With Knives”. A growing collection of artists with one goal; to show the world the value and beauty behind stencil art and stencil graffiti. The power that a simple stencil can have to change the world. Many thanks to @dirtypilotcom for giving us the first opportunity to share our work and to my friends @royschreuder @regantamanui @davelowell @benslow @billymode @a1oneakatanha @eyez @elkstencils and @lecko76 Looking forward to the future!!! #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #stencilrevolution #stencilartists #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiworld #urbanart #urbancanvas #canvas #knives #friendswithknives #dirtypilot #art #artlife #artshow #gallery #galleryshow #spraycan #spraypaint

10 Years. Nothing is promised. Throughout my life I have had incredible amounts of support. People who have taken a risk and believed in me. There are times where I look back and can’t thank people enough for how they have helped me develop as an artist. Galleries like Art Whino @artwhino Dirty Pilot @dirtypilotcom Parlor Gallery @parlorgallery and Metropolis Gallery @angelomadrigale opened so many wonderful doors and helped me mature as an artist. Every show I have I personally hand out stickers with my art work on them. I’ve had people throw out the stickers into the trash right in front of my face. You focus on the good. Hope that you will inspire. Some of the most meaningful emails I have received have been from teachers who use my paintings to teach their students about art. To all of you that have and continue to support me THANK YOU with all my heart!! #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #stencilart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #streetartcollage #stencilrevolution #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiworld #art #artlife #artshow #artwhino #dirtypilot #parlorgallery #gallery #galleryshow #drawing #urbanart #urbancanvas #drawing #spraycan #spraypaint #canvas

Day 7. From that show, one painting stood out the most. At the time I was frantically making so many different pieces, using so many different colors for background and stencils that I really don’t know how I ended up with this combination. Everyone gravitated to the colors. One of the most important things about art is to know and understand your audience. At the time they knew something I didn’t. This was the painting that changed it all. It is the reason I still use the same bold colors today. A beautiful mistake. April 2007. #PaperMonster #paint #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #streetartcollage #stencilrevolution #collage #art #artlife #artshow #gallery #galleryshow #urbanart #urbancanvas #paint #paper #paste #eyes #drawing #nycart #nycstreetart #artshow

Day 7. The art department in college and I were not friends. I once went to ask if I could do an independent study in stencils and street art and the professor said I could design flyers for their events instead. I wanted to show them that I could do something bigger and better than they had ever done. My friend Tory had the opportunity to put a show together on campus and she invited me to help. I immediately put together a whole shows worth of paintings using anything and everything I had. We went to the dumpsters behind campus and found green fences. I strapped the fences to the top of the golf cart I used for work at the MRC and took them over to the gallery. Tory, Jen and I spent the entire nite before the show opened putting everything together while A-Track songs played till 5am. That afternoon the show opened. All of the art professors came including the one that said I could make flyers for him. I loved the look on his face!! April 2007. #PaperMonster #stencil #stencils #streetart #stencilart #streetartists #stencilgraffiti #graffiti #graffitiart #graffitiworld #stencilrevolution #urbanart #urbancanvas #art #artlife #artshow #galleryshow #paint #painting #drawing #gallery #spraycan #spraypaint #artsupplies #nycart #nycstreetart #atrack #dirtysouthdance #ratatat