Art is a wonderful form of expression that connects the artist to nature and can enhance a sometimes ordinary scene with colorful paints creatively applied to canvas. As a child growing up, no scrap of paper was spared as I sketched faces, figures, landscapes and abstracts. I enjoy working with all kinds of media such as acrylic and oil paints, pastels and ink pen. Although oil painting has given me the most flexibility in expression and use of color, the time and attention to detail required by ink drawings brings out the deepest levels of artistic expression and...more