My artwork reflects a lifetime of exposure to the visual arts, starting with the influence of my father, a draftsman. He taught me to draw, handcrafted my first easel, and, along with my mother, arranged for me to take oil painting lessons beginning at age seven. I also attended a fine arts elementary school in Chesapeake, Virginia, where my creativity was encouraged and developed. In college, I studied printmaking and painting. After a career as an executive in the public policy research sector, I began making art full time in 2010. I live with my husband...more