I have always had a passion for painting, starting from an early age when I won my first art award in a Los Angeles county fair in 1953. Since then, I have continued to pursue my love for art, winning awards in high school in Kentucky and working in various reproduction studios in California under different artist pen names. In 2017, I took up painting after a needed hiatus with renewed vigor, and my work has been inspired by the beauty of Monterey Bay, the volcanic eruptions of Hawaii, western saloons, and landscapes in California and Italy.In each piece I create, I strive to infuse a part of myself into...more
