After a career in the Navy in 1998, I needed to replace the purpose driven life I had on acive duty. A good friend of mine who knew my desire to be more creative insisted I pour myself into art. This was a long lost desire from my teen years, so it made sense now to return to my first love. I started drawing in graphite mostly, that's where my best work seemed to come from. I love pastels also and continue to work in that medium as well. . I have had alot of help and inspiration from God and other artist's. Two years ago I began teaching...more