I'm a self taught artist. As a kid I loved to draw and paint so I studied on my own out of learn to draw and paint books. In junior and senior high school I took all the art and mechanical drawing classes that were offered. When I was younger I did some water color, pastels ,and oils. Today I work in acrylics,pen and ink and oil. I paint on canvas, board, slate, rocks, saws, and an occasional mirror. I also paint plates and Christmas ornaments. Recently I started using water mixable oils but use them with oil mediums such as...more