I am a self-taught, natural artist. I've been 'doing art' since I could hold a pencil or crayon (love those big boxes of crayons). My mother and sister are both artists, not currently working as such, and I have a nephew in California making a great living with his talent. Art is in my genes and I believe it is a talent that was given to me for a reason, to share. I was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the subject matter in that area is wonderful. Twenty plus years ago I transplanted to North Carolina am finding the subjects here are beautiful...more