As a young man, I wanted to pursue a career in art. During summer vacations I sketched 8 hours a day, every day. But once I graduated high school and entered the daily grind I lost my focus and although I made abortive attempts at photography and writing and drawing, I was never able to put the energy into it that it needed. And as I neared retirement, I found myself with more time on my hands, and thanks to the wonderful tools available I finally returned to creating every day. I spent a couple of years working on 3D modeling and then moved into digital painting and the art...more