My interest in art started in grade school art class. My father is an artist and encouraged me to express myself in various artistic media. Childhood outdoor explorations and activities, often as a family, led me to appreciate nature in all its wonder. My formal art training was received at Northern Illinois University. I am a painter, photographer and do sculptures in metal and wood. I do abstract acrylic paintings, nature photography, especially bugs on flowers, and do sculptures of wild things. As an artist I tend to notice things that...more