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"Quwwa" as he is known by most of his art peers, is a true story of perservance and re-emergence. He often reminds himself of how he almost completely gave up his expression, only to come back to it stronger than ever. He is the youngest of 3 children and a life-long resident of Dallas, Texas. As a child art to him mainly consisted of coloring books and coloring wheels, with the most important rule being to stay within the lines to keep it neat. He realized at an early age that he could draw, yet the love for it and truly understanding its purpose and potential did not manifest itself at a young age.

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As a teenager he was more involved in playing sports and music, with visual art being taking art classes in high school, doing random paintings and sketches. But as the time passed he was able to see different forms of expression and with the help of technology, especially music videos, a small spark ensued. It was also at this time he decided to pursue architecture as a career goal, but became disenchanted with it after taking a few drafting classes. Out of high school he decided to pursue commercial arts and go to college majoring in Art History, but once again became disenchanted with commercial art. During that time he was approached by his College English teacher, who after reading his compositions, suggested that he become an illustrator. During this period his artwork mainly consisted of t-shirts and oil paintings, and people were delighted with his work and style of portraits, but lack of true direction haunted him. His lack of knowledge in the art field hindered his efforts to further investigate illustration, and during this period he encountered personal experiences that distracted him from art altogether, making him concentrate more on life and family. He also began to become more politically and spiritually involved and art took a back seat.
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It was only in 2006 when a simple pencil drawing made of two homeless people rekindled a spark that he believe never died, but he desperately needed something to motivate him and turn the spark into a roaring flame. He feels he has actually found a rebirth in his expression after being away from this love for 14 years. He doesn't regret being away from it, for he feels his art is a deep reflection of all that he has learned and felt during that time being. His maturation from a young man into a much wiser, more responsible person has allowed him to use art to express his joy, pain and struggle as a human being living in a society which seems to be losing touch with its humanity. The culmination of his experiences inspired him to name his first and ongoing series of works Lifestyles of the Ignored.

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Since then he has been hard at work, trying to get his expressions out to the public. His hard work and perseverance finally paid off when in late October of 2011 he presented his first solo art exhibit in his hometown of Dallas, Texas entitled See What I See(CWATIC), reflecting his vision of events that have transpired around his locale, hoping the exhibit would inform local citizens of the things that may have happened and the affects they may have on their community. The show was met with great success, which has led to other opportunities, such as creating a commemorative piece for Staff Sgt. Homer Hogues, one of the Tuskegee Red Tails in March of 2012.

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He just finished another solo exhibit this past February in the same library entitled Through It All, commemoration Black History Month/ ​

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After it is all said and done, he wants his art to give people the opportunity to express and convey feelings that a materialistic and artificial society wants to stifle. He also wants it to provoke thought and raise consciousness, and spur movement that will uplift and return mankind back to his/her God-given honorable position.​