I am a self-taught landscape and still life artist who was born in Chicago, grew up in southern Florida, and now live in the Atlanta area. It seems that I cannot remember a time when I didn't love to draw and paint. I credit my maternal grandfather with exposing me to the wonder of line and color. I can still remember how amazing it was when, with a few strokes, he would sketch the recognizable profile of a person. It was absolutely magical to me! I work primarily in pastels because from the time that I first used them successfully, they seemed to...more