I've been drawing since November of 2010. Starting out of boredom during a lengthy hospital stay. I have never had an art class, although, if time ever permits, I plan to! I have early onset Parkinson's disease (diagnosed in early '07) and I will be donating a portion of all art sales to PD research. I was born and raised in Mulberry Grove, Bond County,(pop 697) rural southern Illinois. I have lived in 5 states, but for the last several years, south central Texas has been home. I now reside in rural Kyle, TX. I also do some...more