Jeffrey Powers

Artist and father Jeff Powers was 15 years old when he started creating art. To him, art is therapeutic and gives him purpose. Jeff says, "Art provides me with a solid foundation of who I am. It's my way of boasting about my intelligence without using words."

Jeff draws every day to keep himself busy. He says, "The one thing I love about my art is that it's a choice. I had an addiction at one point, and I had a choice to throw away the addiction or my life. I chose to throw away the addiction."

When asked why he wants to sell his artwork, Jeff says, "The more walls my pieces are on, the more empowered I become as an artist."