About The Artist

Tyree is an artist who specializes in coloring Mandalas and fine detailed images. Tyree uses his creative mind of combining colors to make an artistic masterpiece. He has been coloring mostly since 2016 when he all of the sudden found his way in his naturally born artistic mind. Tyree is on the Autism Spectrum where for several years he could not color between the lines of any coloring page. Just a bunch of scribbles. However in 2016, at the age of 13, Tyree started finding his way to stay between the lines and began creating works of art. Tyree now expresses he has found his purpose in life of wanting “to give people hope” through his art. He has expressed, “I hope people look at my art and feel hope and know that everything is going to be ok”.

Tyree has had some struggles along the way with lack of confidence and perfectionism. Also, for four years, during the illness and mourning of his grandfather’s death, Tyree did not color and when he did color, he would often throw his art away. He often thought that his art was “not perfect” or “good enough”. However, in 2022, Tyree’s pastor made a difference in his life and showed him his wood carvings and mistakes he made. He told Tyree that he makes mistakes in his carvings but that is what makes his carvings unique and special, just like Tyree. He told Tyree that art is imperfect and it is ok not to be perfect. Since that moment Tyree has been 100% focused on his art. From time to time, Tyree sometimes still struggles with lack of confidence and perfection, however he continues to tell himself, “art is imperfect and it is ok to not be perfect”.

Tyree wants everyone to know, “it is ok to not be perfect and just be who you are”.