I'm originally from West Virginia, but I have lived in Salem, Ore., for the past 31 years and call Oregon my home. I never majored in art, though I have taken a half-dozen art classes while at Marshall University in my hometown of Huntington, W.Va. I 'discovered' that I had a talent for art quite by accident when I was in my mid-20s: I needed art for my first apartment, but I ran out of money just setting up the apartment and buying furniture for it. I went to the local art store, bought acrylic paints and canvases and began creating abstracts. I consider myself to be mostly...more
