Expressing my surroundings on paper and canvas has been the basis of my life for as long as I can remember. I can't recall a time when I wasn't observing the world through the eyes of an artist. Crayons and paints were an important part of my life as a very small child. The desire to paint or draw the people in my world, using the lakes and beaches that I love as a setting, continues to be a driving force in my life. I developed a close affinity to water early in life, during the summers spent at my parents tiny cottage on a lake. Living in my own cottage on...more
