I have been painting for 30 years and have taken art classes sporatically. My main guidance has been the extensive video art lessons of Helen Van Wyk. I have always supported myself through a career in engineering, but currently work only part time so I can devote more time to my artwork. I haven't had time to mess with the gallery circuit, and have always found it distasteful. I prefer to work on murals, but also do smaller paintings. The themes of my paintings are varied, I generally fit the theme to the painting after I start the work. My...more