As a teenager I studied drawing and oil painting under Iva Butcher, a skilled artist in my hometown of Bryan, Texas, who was unfortunately taken by cancer in mid-life. Until recently art was merely a hobby for me – one I loved from afar. I'm very thankful now to have the opportunity to make it a career. Oil is my favorite medium. I create both figurative (representational) and conceptual art with it. My figurative work is inspired by the methods of the masters of the tradition, both classical and modern: Titian, Ingres, Daumier, the Wyeths, and...more
