I dabbled in art most of my life, but began to paint seriously in January of 1999. I am self taught, and work primarily in pastel. These last few years I have also begun to use mixed watermedia, painting in a pseudo-Seurat, pointillism style. I have had several shows, both at the local Art Center, and within gallery cooperatives with whom I was associated. I did local outdoor shows for three years. In 1996, I started a local life drawing group, the 'Nightlifers'. We meet weekly to practice drawing the human figure, primarily...more