The Heartbeat of Raleigh
5ft x 7ft
2025
Acrylic & Latex on Canvas
Commissioned by Hennessy to honor the pulse of entrepreneurship in Raleigh, this piece began as a tribute to the city’s bold dreamers and builders—but it quickly revealed itself to be something far more personal.
Unknowingly, I was painting my father’s story.
On February 26, 2025, my father suffered a heart attack that would change everything. Weeks spent between Wake Med and Duke Hospital led to the decision for a heart transplant. As I painted this, he was fighting for his life—yet the symbolism in this piece poured out of me before I even realized why.
This isn’t just Raleigh’s heartbeat. It’s his.
My father has always been a quiet pillar in his community, the kind of man who shows up—without needing recognition. He has given everything he could to support his family, his neighborhood. This painting is his harvest. A visual manifestation of the love and legacy he’s sown over a lifetime.
The Heartbeat of Raleigh is both a city’s rhythm and a father’s heartbeat—fragile, powerful, and deeply felt.
5ft x 7ft
2025
Acrylic & Latex on Canvas
Commissioned by Hennessy to honor the pulse of entrepreneurship in Raleigh, this piece began as a tribute to the city’s bold dreamers and builders—but it quickly revealed itself to be something far more personal.
Unknowingly, I was painting my father’s story.
On February 26, 2025, my father suffered a heart attack that would change everything. Weeks spent between Wake Med and Duke Hospital led to the decision for a heart transplant. As I painted this, he was fighting for his life—yet the symbolism in this piece poured out of me before I even realized why.
This isn’t just Raleigh’s heartbeat. It’s his.
My father has always been a quiet pillar in his community, the kind of man who shows up—without needing recognition. He has given everything he could to support his family, his neighborhood. This painting is his harvest. A visual manifestation of the love and legacy he’s sown over a lifetime.
The Heartbeat of Raleigh is both a city’s rhythm and a father’s heartbeat—fragile, powerful, and deeply felt.
5ft x 7ft
2025
Acrylic & Latex on Canvas
Commissioned by Hennessy to honor the pulse of entrepreneurship in Raleigh, this piece began as a tribute to the city’s bold dreamers and builders—but it quickly revealed itself to be something far more personal.
Unknowingly, I was painting my father’s story.
On February 26, 2025, my father suffered a heart attack that would change everything. Weeks spent between Wake Med and Duke Hospital led to the decision for a heart transplant. As I painted this, he was fighting for his life—yet the symbolism in this piece poured out of me before I even realized why.
This isn’t just Raleigh’s heartbeat. It’s his.
My father has always been a quiet pillar in his community, the kind of man who shows up—without needing recognition. He has given everything he could to support his family, his neighborhood. This painting is his harvest. A visual manifestation of the love and legacy he’s sown over a lifetime.
The Heartbeat of Raleigh is both a city’s rhythm and a father’s heartbeat—fragile, powerful, and deeply felt.