My name is Joel. I’ve lived in West Des Moines since 2006. I’ve been an artist all of my life, but I can’t say as I’ve always taken it seriously. My social life was put on pause during Covid in 2020, & I started drawing again. I shared some of my work with some friends, who shared it with some of their friends. And before I knew it, people were asking me how much to do artwork for them. So, I started a business, which was by word of mouth until 2023, when I decided to go public. I work with graphite pencils, colored pencils, & oil pastels on mostly nature scenes & subjects. I work mostly in photorealism, though sometimes stumble into hyperrealism or surrealism.