Welcome, I’m Nate

I wasn’t always an independent artist and poet, before this you would find me in a hospital or clinical setting with patients or with adult students giving a lecture. Now after many years of coming home from work, quietly creating numerous paintings and poems in my home studio, I decided to put my art out there in various forms for others to appreciate and enjoy.

I’ve always been a lost boy, a wanderer seeking meaning and purpose. My work mediums includes those of visual arts and writings, and both explore similar themes of freedom, identity, and the human condition.

Influenced by personal experiences with cultural identity, sensual self-expression, and life after leaving a high-control religious environment, my work reflects resilience, self-discovery, and transformation.

While teaching of anatomy, physiology I developed an affinity to the nature of the body as something inherent and permanent to us. I am especially drawn to the connection between the physical body, emotional experience, and personal meaning.

Literary Arts also remains a focus of mine. I’ve spearheaded weekly and monthly poetry open mics and workshops locally in the Tampa Bay, Florida area for several years and continue to spread and travel with my events & designs. In 2023 I directed the first ever NakedBoysReading theatre performance in St Petersberg, Florida in a downtown art gallery, a successful initiative.

My goal is to inspire others with every gallery showing & poetry performance, to be more authentic, open, and free. I can hope that all of my creations have that impact when they are released.

Each visual design begins as an original acrylic painting and develops into limited wearable collections intended to bring art into daily life.

Additional projects in writing, performance, and future visual collections are currently in development. Join the studio list below to receive early access to new art, poetry, events, and upcoming releases