Who am I?

My name is Morgan Deets, and I am 21-Year old artist, and a Junior in the painting and drawing department at the University of North Texas. I plan on pursuing a MBA in Finance, a masters in Art History and a Masters in Painting and Drawing.

My story begins in a little town near Oklahoma, I was a little kid who was being raised by divorced parents. I hardly saw both of my parents, but they still made time for me. I was the youngest of three, but we all had different fathers. It was fun being a kid in a small town, but suddenly we had to move

We moved to a bigger town in Plano, and that was when my dad decided that I should pick up a hobby; he decided on art! He would make me draw, and force me to sit with him. It eventually led to me drawing snoopy and woodstock all the time. As I got older, art stayed with my, and I eventually became the weird art kid in school.

In middle school, I stayed in art classes, competed in Junior vase and slowly started to develop severe seasonal depression. The winters were tough, and my alcoholic mother didn’t help it. I stayed in school late, avoiding going home and spending time with my art teacher. This habit continued into high school, and stopped when I got kicked out.

I got kicked out when I was 17, lived with my father as I finished out my high school education. I then moved in with my grandparents to attend community college before transferring to UNT for an art degree. My last year at the community college, my father passed away from Cancer.

I pursue my degree to make is final wish come true, and as of this year, I am doing that for both of my parents, since my mother passed away this year from septic shock.

I keep creating art to follow my passion, but to not bottle my emotions. However, my creativeness has brought joy to my parents, and I will keep painting and creating art for both myself and them.