I am a self-taught artist specializing in watercolor, acrylic, ink, and graphite pieces. I taught art to grades 1-12 for seven years in a private school and then decided to take a year off to focus on my own artwork. I am now back teaching HS art in the public school system and am very fulfilled. The gift of an artist is the ability to see beauty in everything...including the simple, the drab, the boring, the fantastic. Art is everywhere, and true beauty is discovered through your own unique perception. The ability to see the beauty of simple, everyday...more