Born and raised in Wales Wisconsin, the youngest of three. I started drawing at the young age of seven. As I grew as an artist in my high school years, I started taking my art more seriously. Half way through high school my family moved two hours north to the small town of Coloma Wisconsin. I then spent many days walking through my parent’s property enjoying the calm of the trees and finding wild lady slippers growing among the pines. I had plenty of opportunity to study nature in all its splendor. As I continued to paint throughout...more