I took up painting seriously after my two sons returned from war. Death hit too close to both of them and I needed a way to decompress. I'd always loved photography and drew my first trees at the age of five.I took a myriad of water media classes from some wonderful instructors in Nashville, and classes in Abstract Expressionism through MOMA and I have a fascination for new processes and unrestrained curiosity. I break rules, use all types of paints, pastels, charcoal, graphite and more to create abstract and figurative works I hope uplift the viewer. Not saccharin works,...more
