
THANK YOU FOR VISITING MY WEBSITE! I'VE BEEN DRAWING AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. IN HIGH SCHOOL I WOULD DRAW IN THE MARGINS OF MY NOTEBOOKS WITH SKETCHES AND DESIGNS TO GET ME THROUGH THE BORING CLASSES. DRAWING ALWAYS RELAXED ME AND MADE ME HAPPY. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE A VARITY OF WONDERFUL ART CLASSES IN HIGH SCHOOL. NOT SO IN COLLEGE, BUT A PRIVATE TEACHER TURNED IT AROUND FOR ME AND TAUGHT ME THE FUNDAMENTALS ALL OVER AGAIN. SHE ENCOURAGED ME TO TEACH ART. I LANDED AN ART TEACHER JOB BY SUBMITTING A DRAWING I DID IN HER CLASS ALONG WITH MY RESUME. I FINALLY FINISHED MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ART WHILE TEACHING FULL TIME.
I LIVE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH WALTER, MY STANDARD POODLE, AND ALMOST 20 YEARS AFTER I LANDED THAT JOB, I'M STILL TEACHING ART TO A WIDE VARIETY OF STUDENTS. MY DAUGHTER AND HER FAMILY ARE A DAY'S DRIVE AWAY IN CALIFORNIA. I LOVE USING WATERCOLORS AND COLORED PENCILS TO CREATE MY ILLUSTRATIONS AND PATTERNS. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR PURCHASING OR LICENSING INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!