Born in Toledo Ohio, I can remember drawing since I was old enough to hold a pencil. In my teens I honed my drawing skills by creating my own comic strips with many original characters learning skills like Depth, Dimension, Shading, Perspective, Point of View, Lighting, Negative Space pretty much most of the basics of drawing. I decided to expand my artistic skills in 1960 and began to paint in oils. Most of my ability is self taught. A few professional private lessons in color theory and brush work, though mostly by studying many art books, videos and many very talented...more
