Art is my passion. I have been painting and creating art since I was 12 years old. I hold a Master's degree in Fine Art from Washington State University. I'm currently a member of Gallery 505 in Toledo WA, and participate in ARTrails of Southwest Washington's annual Studio Tour in September. I've had the opportunity to travel worldwide, and enjoy creating art from places I've been. I often try to find places that are not the usual tourist places, but out in the countryside where you find local people that are interesting and their way of life is not the "big city". It's also fun to create images from nearly any rural area where people raise chickens and other farm animals. I love to talk about art; how I paint, and what inspires me. I take every opportunity I can to demo paint and plein air paint. Feel free to contact me if you are interested in seeing what I do, where I have art, or just to talk about art and the creative process.