I learned to draw from friends in my late teens, and took a few classes in college, at UMCP. I eventually put art aside, for 20 years, to pursue a career in math and science. But I maintained interest and for various reasons I recently picked it back up. For people like me this site is a great way to mingle with the art world. I have seen a lot of beautiful stuff here and it's inspiring. I'm not trying to do anything deep. In each piece I simply want to struggle and pass the time of life. It works well. I...more