A creative spirit lives within my soul. Painting began Elementary School and soon became my favorite school activity. In High School Art was an elective if you could fit it into your schedule. I couldn't fit it in, so I took Journalism. Writing, designing ads and layouts filled my creative spirit. During this time I was teaching myself to draw and paint. College brought the problem of electives again. I stayed with Journalism, the School Newspaper and the Year Book filled all my extra time along with reading and...more