Early on, I loved any art class that stimulated my imagination. The freedom of expression in the Visual Arts had a particular draw.An essential moment in my life happened with the passing of my Grandmother, Virginia Burr Hartle. She was a talented painter in oils and watercolor, graduated from the University of Arts in Philadelphia, and taught in New Jersey public schools. I inherited some of her paintings and a paintbox containing her brushes and paints, which furthered my passion for painting.I took my rediscovery and studied Turner, Monet, Renoir, and Childe Hassam, who became the most...more
