I was raised in New Mexico and love nature, wide open spaces, horses and trees. However, because of my career in teaching I ended up in Hawaii for 30 years. Career and family life prevented artistic tendencies until retirement and a move back to the southwest, this time to Colorado. Now a horse owner and pine trees out my dining room window I can oil paint to my heart's content. My greatest pleasure is painting a meaningful scene someone else has requested. Life is good. more
