I've loved art my whole life. I have taken classes when time and my family life would allow it. There has also been many, many hours of practice and learning by doing and I'm still learning. I tend to be mostly inspired by children being children and the simple things in life. These are real and honest and pure and always make me smile. I try to capture that and hopefully make others smile too. I love color and even when I try to keep down the color for something I'm working on, it still comes out bold and colorful. I guess...more