By Carly Long

carly is a self-taught painter, photographer and nft artist who creates pieces for brands, events, celebrities and influencers. she developed her own technique of painted photography, using it to give back to numerous charities such as to write love on her arms, the talk institute, humanity and hope, generous coffee, and the covenant house, as well as doing pro-bono pieces for individuals in need. her art has been featured by fox news; deck studios in london, england; tidal magazine in australia; the inertia; and national geographic's steve mccurry's tribute art archive. out of entries from over eleven different countries, two of her paintings were selected as finalists for fusion art gallery's international online juried art exhibition. in addition, carly worked to establish art for love city after category 5 hurricanes irma and maria destroyed the virgin islands. through this, carly sold all of her existing paintings and collaborated with country music star kenny chesney to paint