In Feb. 2004, while a resident of Ft. Myers, Fl., a close friend aroused my interest in oil painting , so I started taking weekly lessons with
Mrs. Nansea Norton, a well known local artist who was an excellent motivating teacher. I continued weekly with Nansea until my wife and I moved to Pinehurst, NC in Feb. 2006. While in Ft. Myers I also took lessions from two other local artists, and in early 2005 I took a two week workshop with internationally known artist Frank Covino. After moving to Pinehurst I became an active member of The...more