Robert M Castillo

Robert only recently begun acting in 2021. However, his relationship with the Arts, had been long in the making for some time. Robert believes wholeheartedly, that Art (capital A) found him, and not the other way around. He feels that Art saved him when he needed it most, after a particularly nightmarish time in his life where for nearly a decade, he suffered through debilitating back & body pain, false diagnosis, endured many surgeries, put through much physical therapy. It was here, at this all time low, when he grew weary of his plight, that one day he randomly picked up a paint brush (March 2016); entirely on a whim. He then locked the door behind him, & instinctively began painting at a fevered pitch. Obsessively he kept up the maddening pace of 10-12 hour days, for the 1st year. Painstakingly, he taught himself honing his painting skills without the aid of training, tutorials, books, or even Bob Ross' "happy trees". It was 100% trial and error at first. Nevertheless, he endured & has since had an explosive growth of skillset, & productivity. To date he recently marked the 6 year anniversary of his Artistic journey. He is proud of his accomplishments thus far, but knows "there's still much to do!" Art highlights include: -surpassed his goal of 10,000 hours in both the fields of Painting, & Writing -amassed a catalog of 650 individual Paintings -branched out into Poetry, & Music (on Spotify under "The AIMMIA Project") -began Acting in 2021 -Sculpting & various other mediums

in his own words: "My overall mission is to cultivate as much love & positivity into & through my work, with the aim to disperse those works throughout the world; so, that they may echo my heart's true resonance long after I am gone. I do all things, with the expressed emphasis to touch as many people as possible, utilizing as many senses as they'll let me seep in to. I want them to hear me, to see me, but above all; to feel me!" much love, roberto c.