Like most artists, sometimes in their childhood, there is an urge to leave marks everywhere. So I did, yet never progress beyond defacing textbooks, mine or others, let alone picking up a paint brush. Fast rewind to 30 some years ago, I came across a Life-Time publication on Jans Vermeer. I was awed, especially by The Milkmaid, and amazed at how human hand could do something that sensuous. Stunning work. Much grateful for the encouragement and mentor-ship of Mr. Everette Jensen, I began to brush oil on a canvas. Although for...more