Growing up in rural New Jersey, surrounded by woods, led me to a connection to and inspiration from nature. I moved to Florida to attend college, and immediately fell in love with the landscape and vegetation, and after taking up diving and snorkeling, the underwater world further inspired me. I started painting in acrylics and still love the versatility, but also love pencil. pen and ink, and markers. I have also done watercolor and some sculpture and mixed media. I always knew I would be an artist, love to draw people and was totally absorbed by all my varied art...more