Art has been my passion from as far back as I can remember, and as much as I cherish all art forms, it is painting that has continued to define my path. I am obsessed with the ongoing challenge of transforming the nothingness of a blank canvas into something that tells a story. Even on a small square surface, there are an infinite variety of ways to arrange shape and color, but it is in finding that 'right' arrangement that I am perpetually amused. The artists that inspire me most are musicians. I am seldom emotionally moved by visual art, but I am routinely driven to tears,...more