Me abbreviated:A love for birds, beautiful places and things, are what inspire me to create art. If I can bring a smile or a sense of peace to someone through my drawings, paintings, writing or sculpting, I will have done what I set out to do in this life . . . bring joy.Long Cliff Notes about me:I knew that I wanted to be an artist when I was five. I'd just completed my first mural sized commission: the backdrop for my kindergarten classes Christmas play in which I was the biggest angel. From then on I knew I would paint--large. In high school I continued to paint large,...more