Art has always been a huge part of my life, along with nature and animals. In college two of my majors was Art and Photography, (black and white film). Teachers back then said I should go Pro, but alas, I didn't believe in myself and put it all on the back burner. Over the next couple of decades my time was spent raising two children, dogs, and horses, and did I say working and carpooling kids to various activities. There wasn't much time for the things I wanted to do for me. In 2006, I purchased my first digital Nikon SLR, a D70 and was...more